Weekly Economic Update: April 18-22, 2016
A weekly roundup of the week's expected economic releases and highlights of the previous week.
Weekly Economic Update: April 11-15, 2016
A weekly roundup of the week's expected economic releases and highlights of the previous week.
Weekly Economic Update: April 4 – 8, 2016
A roundup of news and commentary highlights, major economic indicators and analysis released by the Joint Economic Committee.
Labor Review: Context for the March Labor Report
Friday’s employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rounds out the picture of payroll job growth for the first quarter of 2016.
Economic Reality
Even though it is April Fool's Day, the state of our economy is not a joking matter. Learn a few key points and access recent JEC analysis.
Examining Economic Performance; Is It the President, the Power of the Purse, or the Private Sector?
Recently, the Joint Economic Committee Minority released a report alleging that economic performance is generally better during Democratic presidential terms than during Republican presidential terms. While such comparisons are sometimes used by politicos and pundits as a barometer for policy succe...
Weekly Economic Update: March 28 – April 1, 2016
Weekly Economic Update: March 21-25, 2016
Thanks for Sharing: A Sourcebook for the Gig Economy
The “sharing economy,” also referred to as the “gig economy,” is peer-to-peer access to goods and services, aided by technology. The gig economy has grown by between 8.8 and 14.4 percent in employment from the early 2000s through 2014.
March 2016 Federal Open Market Committee Announcement Review
The financial market volatility that followed the Fed’s December rate hike led most market watchers to conclude that the projected four increases incorporated in the Fed’s December “dot plots” would be delayed.
