I hate being ‘Debbie Downer’ from Saturday Night Live, but sometimes that’s my job as an economic blogger. Sorry. The US economy looks pretty rosy right […]
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 […]
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 […]
Economic cycles are, well, cyclical. This will never change. Cycle length and amplitude are always variable, but new cycles always come and go. Globally, […]