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Jon C. Ogg | Jun 30, 2014 at 12:45 PM EDT

Global Growth Forecasts Have Downside Risks in 2014, 2015 and 2016

ThinkstockWith all the quantitative easing in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and elsewhere, you would think that trajectory for…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 26, 2014 at 10:05 AM EDT

Richmond Fed President Lacker Warns of Rate Hikes

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker was a continuous voice of dissent on quantitative easing for quite some time. So, it…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 26, 2014 at 9:20 AM EDT

Personal Income and Spending May Limit Q2 GDP Recovery

ThinkstockWe have already seen a slightly lower reading on weekly jobless claims on Thursday, but the more important report is…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 26, 2014 at 9:10 AM EDT

Weekly Jobless Claims Come in Lower but Look Flat

ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department has issued its weekly jobless claims, and we saw another drop in claims. Unfortunately, that decline…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 26, 2014 at 6:50 AM EDT

Countries Where People Are Least Satisfied With Water Quality

ThinkstockPeople who live in Scandinavian countries are highly satisfied with the quality of their water. People who live in Africa…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

GDP and Durable Goods Pancake Growth

ThinkstockTwo economic readings will be the talk of the market on Wednesday. The first is a very poor turnout of…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM EDT

Richmond Fed Shows Prices Rising in June

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond manufacturing index showed an unexpected drop in the month of June, falling to a…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 24, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

Consumer Confidence Returns to 2008 Levels

ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for June, and the numbers are looking good. Confidence continues to…

Trey Thoelcke | Jun 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank Says Inflation Bump Is More Than Just Market “Noise”

ThinkstockFor years the inflation monster has been the genie in the bottle or in Pandora’s box. It was something we…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 23, 2014 at 9:30 AM EDT

Chicago Fed Sees Positive National Economic Growth

ThinkstockThe Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) rose in the month of May to 0.21. This is a monthly index…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 21, 2014 at 9:41 AM EDT

North Dakota Unemployment at 2.6%

ThinkstockFueled by the shale oil boom, almost everyone in North Dakota has a job. According to the Bureau of Labor…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 20, 2014 at 6:21 PM EDT

Which American League Teams Are Worth the Price of Admission?

When it comes to secondary market ticket for baseball, not every team plays up to their price. Yesterday, we took…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 19, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

Leading Indicators and Philly Fed Both Positive, With Inflationary Pressure

ThinkstockThursday was a busy morning for economic reports, but we would caution that these reports are on the heels of…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 19, 2014 at 8:41 AM EDT

A Better Weekly Jobless Claims Trend

ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Labor is out with its weekly jobless claims report from last week, showing a positive trend.…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 18, 2014 at 2:16 PM EDT

FOMC Sets New Outlook on Rate Hikes, Inflation, Unemployment and Tapering

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve and Janet Yellen have released their rate and monetary policy for the June 18 FOMC announcement. While…

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Economy Articles

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Global Growth Forecasts Have Downside Risks in 2014, 2015 and 2016

Richmond Fed President Lacker Warns of Rate Hikes

Personal Income and Spending May Limit Q2 GDP Recovery

Weekly Jobless Claims Come in Lower but Look Flat

Countries Where People Are Least Satisfied With Water Quality

GDP and Durable Goods Pancake Growth

Richmond Fed Shows Prices Rising in June

Consumer Confidence Returns to 2008 Levels

Deutsche Bank Says Inflation Bump Is More Than Just Market “Noise”

Chicago Fed Sees Positive National Economic Growth

North Dakota Unemployment at 2.6%

Which American League Teams Are Worth the Price of Admission?

Leading Indicators and Philly Fed Both Positive, With Inflationary Pressure

A Better Weekly Jobless Claims Trend

FOMC Sets New Outlook on Rate Hikes, Inflation, Unemployment and Tapering

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

Global Growth Forecasts Have Downside Risks in 2014, 2015 and 2016

Richmond Fed President Lacker Warns of Rate Hikes

Personal Income and Spending May Limit Q2 GDP Recovery

Weekly Jobless Claims Come in Lower but Look Flat

Countries Where People Are Least Satisfied With Water Quality

GDP and Durable Goods Pancake Growth

Richmond Fed Shows Prices Rising in June

Consumer Confidence Returns to 2008 Levels

Deutsche Bank Says Inflation Bump Is More Than Just Market “Noise”

Chicago Fed Sees Positive National Economic Growth

North Dakota Unemployment at 2.6%

Which American League Teams Are Worth the Price of Admission?

Leading Indicators and Philly Fed Both Positive, With Inflationary Pressure

A Better Weekly Jobless Claims Trend

FOMC Sets New Outlook on Rate Hikes, Inflation, Unemployment and Tapering

The Only Asset Guaranteeing Me a Positive Real Return Right Now

Eli Lilly Has a $100 Billion Revenue Story in the Making, 18% Upside Ahead

Walmart Just Cratered Almost 10% in a Week. This Retail CEO Says the Holidays Will Prove Everyone Wrong.

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