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May 16, 2018

SHI 5.16.18 Buying Steaks and Other Stuff

Another more official measurement is provided monthly by the US Census Bureau in a report called “Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services,” commonly referred […]
May 9, 2018

SHI 5.9.18 Americans are Working!

A 3.9% unemployment rate is a good thing!   This must mean many more Americans are working this month than last, right? Unfortunately, no.  In fact, when […]
May 2, 2018

SHI 5.2.18 Cracks in the Wall

  Economic cycles are, well, cyclical.   This will never change. Cycle length and amplitude are always variable, but new cycles always come and go.   Globally, […]
April 25, 2018

SHI 4.25.18 Lumber, Reach for the Sky!

  In my opinion, the unfortunate answer is exceptionally bad trade policy. The US and Canada are in a trade dispute, triggered after the ‘US Lumber […]