Economy
Why Has GDP Growth Been So Modest?
We all know that there is a close relationship between personal consumption and GDP growth as shown on this graph from FRED: As ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Low Oil Prices Hurting U.S. Shale Operations
Slumping oil prices are putting pressure on U.S. drillers. The number of active rigs drilling for oil and gas fell by their most in two ……Read More
Economy
Nobody’s Home America’s Vacant Housing Problem
FRED, that wonderful source of all things economic, has a lot of interesting data that is there for the taking. As you'll see in this ……Read More
Economy
Are Margin Debt Levels Telegraphing the Stock Market’s Future?
Given the current high level of volatility in the stock market, I wanted to revisit a metric that reveals a great deal about investor sentiment, ……Read More
Economy
The World’s 10 Biggest Energy Gluttons
Next time you get into your car and drive to the supermarket, think about how much energy you consume on an annual basis. It is ……Read More
Economy
The Economic Impact of the Ebola Epidemic
The outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa has had a significant impact on the area, particularly the nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that ……Read More