It’s Labor Day, when the Summer winds down, and we celebrate the American worker. Given the importance of Labor to the economy, it...
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Succinct Summations for the week ending August 30th, 2019 Positives: 1. Markets rally on cooling trade war tweets, as hope springs...
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Talking Rates in the Maine Woods With Economists Over Good Wine Taking place right before the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the...
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Succinct Summations for the week ending August 23rd 2019 Positives: 1. FOMC meeting in Jackson Hole seems to be progressing well without...
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Source: FRED Blog FRED can help us make sense of the recent discussions about an inverted yield curve. But first, some definitions...
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The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick Presidents usually get too much blame for economic slowdowns. This time is different....
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Very interesting set of charts + analysis from Peterson Institute for International Economics on the current state of Tariffs and the...
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Succinct Summations for the week ending August 16th, 2019 Positives: 1. POTUS saves Xmas! Ok, not quite, but fearing the deceleration of...
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The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick Presidents usually get too much blame for economic slowdowns. This time is different....
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There is a lot to think about just now economically: inverted yield curve, slowing Asia and Europe, disappointing wage gains. The chart...
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