GDP Review: Context for Friday's GDP Report
Weekly Economic Update: February 1-5, 2016
Weekly Economic Update: January 25-29, 2016
Economic Context of the Recent Stock Market Volatility
As of January 20, the major U.S. stock market indices were down between just over 9 percent (DOW Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500) and nearly 11 percent (NASDAQ) since the beginning of the year, with large daily swings since the middle of last week. Attached are some thoughts as to the reasons: de...
Ten Things You Should Know About CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook Summary
Weekly Economic Update: January 18-22, 2016
Ten Things the President Didn't Say about the Economy
Weekly Economic Update: January 11-15, 2016
Weekly Economic Update: January 4-8, 2016
According to the recent employment projections release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the 2014-2024 period, the largest job growth by typical educational attainment requirements is expected to occur in jobs requiring a master’s degree, followed closely by occupations requiring a certifica...
Dec. 17, 2015, Federal Open Market Committee Announcement Review
As anticipated, the FOMC announced yesterday that the target federal funds rate of 0.0% to 0.25% will rise to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%. With this increase, the first since 2006, the financial world will shift its focus from “When?” to “Next?” The press release issued with this decision indicates th...
