Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard addressed the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Monday and outlined what she called “the contours of today’s economy that will be particularly important” in shaping Fed policy in the…
Unfortunately, the Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index is not looking very good at all despite what is still a reading in positive territory.
Researchers now project that the total U.S. credit card balance at the end of this year will top $1 trillion, a new record.
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart told an audience at a conference in the city that "financial markets seem to be very sensitive to remarks of Fed speakers at the moment." Hard to argue with…
It is so difficult to find accurate numbers about the North Korean economy that are less than a decade old. The nation has been able to keep secret even the broadest details about its…
Three months ago, we presented an analysis which showed something disturbing: according to Deutsche, the “current business cycle is already the fourth longest in the post- WWII period, and the corporate debt-to-GDP ratio suggests…
The World Trade Center tragedy happened 15 years ago. Lost among many of the stories is how huge the buildings were. According to Scientific America and the JOM publication for the The Minerals, Metals…
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have raised $992 million so far as they vie for presidency according to Open Secrets. Super PACs which benefit one candidate or the other have raised $502 million. By…
You might not have seen the end nor heard the end of the world of negative interest rates yet. Just don’t tell that to longer-term and intermediate-term German bund traders. Short term and intermediate-term bunds…
If anyone needs an explanation about why the stock market was soft on Friday, look no further than more Federal Reserve jawboning about the ability and desire to raise interest rates.
For years Texas was one of the stronger driving forces of the U.S. economy. It turns out the persistent weakness in energy has continued to pressure the economy now.
Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank may have dashed some of the ambitions of investors who have been hoping for the endless quantitative easing money that they have grown so used to.
The U.S. Department of Labor has released another low reading on weekly jobless claims. In the week ending September 3, seasonally adjusted initial claims were 259,000. This represents a decrease of 4,000 from the prior…
The Federal Reserve has released its Beige Book for September of 2016. With so many economists, investors and market watchers being concerned about an imminent interest rate hike, this Beige Book might be getting…
The Employment Trends Index decreased in August after increasing in the prior two months, but it was still up year over year.
