Economy

Or is it? We just received the latest employment report from the BLS. It was surprisingly strong with a gain…

Capital Spectator's survey of GDP nowcasts indicates a significant slowdown in growth in 2023's fourth quarter…

The Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) report for November fell yet again and remains in recession territory.…

There's good news on inflation today (12/22) with the release of November's Personal Consumption Expenditures…

With just a couple of weeks left, GDP nowcasts continue to support a significant slowing from the prior quarter. The…

It looks like Fed Chair Powell was just a bit too upbeat in his comments Wednesday so he sent the…

Not surprisingly, the Fed left the discount rate unchanged. The post-announcement commentary seemed to indicate a more "dovish"…

Today's inflation report was essentially in line with expectations. Headline CPI for November was up 0.1% while…

The official numbers for November were out this past Friday, December 8. The gain of 199,000, a bit better…

The Department of Labor's latest JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) report turned out to be much…

The Institution for Supply Management (ISM) posted its latest survey of manufacturing for November, yet another month of contracting business.…

Reports from the Commerce Department contained some mixed news for the economy. First, consumer spending growth slowed in October to…