Economics

October 4, 2017

SHI 10/4/17: Their Own Set of Facts

  “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts” … is a famous quote from the infamous Senator Pat Moynihan.   And spot […]
September 27, 2017

SHI 9/27/17: If You Like Puzzles …

  Let me start with a 9/25/17 quote from the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF:  “What makes this slowdown <in productivity growth> more puzzling is […]
August 30, 2017

SHI 8/30/17: A Rising Tide …

  is a commonly used aphorism, and suggests general economic improvement will ultimately benefit everyone within that economic system. Well, everyone should be doing pretty well […]
August 23, 2017

SHI 8/23/17: Nowcasting GDP

  I didn’t write the sentence above.  It comes from a St. Louis FED article published in April of 2016 explaining the reasons behind the NY […]