Here Comes the #TrumpRecession
The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick Presidents usually get too much blame for economic slowdowns. This time is different....
Fall 2019 China Tariff Plan
Very interesting set of charts + analysis from Peterson Institute for International Economics on the current state of Tariffs and the...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.16.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 16th, 2019 Positives: 1. POTUS saves Xmas! Ok, not quite, but fearing the deceleration of...
BBRG: The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick
The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick Presidents usually get too much blame for economic slowdowns. This time is different....
Level of US Tariffs
There is a lot to think about just now economically: inverted yield curve, slowing Asia and Europe, disappointing wage gains. The chart...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 8.9.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 9th, 2019 Positives: 1. Jobless claims fell 8k w/o/w from 217k to 209k. 2. Home mortgage...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events for 8.2.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending August 2nd, 2019 Positives: 1. FOMC cuts rate 25 basis points, spurring trader hopes of...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to 4%
@TBPInvictus here. Real GDP Percent Change from Quarter One Year Ago, Annually, End of Period Source: FRED The Bureau of...
Succinct Summation of the Week’s Events for 7.26.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending July 26th, 2019 Positives: 1. GDP rose 2.1% in Q2 exceeding the expected increase of 1.9%. 2....
The (Not So) New Geographic Inequality
Source: McKinsey Where is the future economic growth coming from in the United States? Just 25 urban areas have accounted...