Succinct Summation of Week’s Events for 4.5.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending April 5th, 2019 Positives: 1. Markets seem to have regained their footing — at least for...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events for 3.29.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending March 29th, 2019 Positives: 1. Mueller Report did not cause a rift in the space-time continuum;...
Yield Curve Inversions
Good primer from the WSJ: Amid a shaky marketplace, investors are eyeing the yield curve for signs of economic stability. History shows...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 3.22.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending March 22nd, 2019: Positives: 1. Mueller report drops; perhaps the country can begin to move on?...
RIP: Alan Krueger
I was deeply saddened to learn about the untimely passing of Professor Alan Krueger, via an announcement from Princeton. If you are...
Succinct Summations of Week’s Events 3.15.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending March 15th, 2019 Positives: 1. Same store sales rose 4.4% w/o/w, greater than previous 4.2%...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 3.8.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending March 8th, 2019 Positives: 1. Average hourly earnings grew by 0.4% m/o/m, higher by 3.4% y/o/y,...
Americans’ Net Worth Fell $4 Trillion in Q4
The $4 trillion drop in Americans’ net worth in Q4 was the single largest quarterly dollar drop on record. As a comparison, the U.S....
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events 3.1.19
Succinct Summations for the week ending March 1st, 2019 Positives: 1. Former POTUS attorney Michael Cohen’s testifies to Congress,...