Economy

With the level of consumer debt in the United States doing this: …and this: …and with house affordability in some markets declining like this: …and this: …I ……Read More

With the Federal Reserve continuing its tightening, it is interesting to look back at the relationship between job creation and the federal funds rate, the ……Read More

With a trade war between China and the United States looking increasingly likely, I wanted to use this posting to briefly survey what some economists ……Read More

While the world was shaken by the announcement of the proposed U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, it should have come as no surprise to ……Read More

Given that the current economic expansion is one of the longest on record, one has to wonder when the next recession will occur and what ……Read More

With some experts predicting as many as four interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve during 2018, one aspect of the economy should be concerning ……Read More