Economy
The Data Behind America’s Unemployment Rate
Along with the monthly unemployment data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases a monthly review showing the number of jobs available to Americans. The ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Canada’s Mortgage Stress Test How Nervous Are Canadians?
Over the past few months, I have posted several items on Canada's overheated housing markets and stratospheric levels of household debt. While those with common ……Read More
Economy
Gasoline is Expensive – Deal with it
The White House announced it was getting into the commodities game in an effort to protect consumers from some of the geopolitical factors spilling over ……Read More
Economy
Eurozone Debt Summary
The European Commission’s Communication Department, Europa, recently released its debt and deficit data for all of 2011. In this posting, I’ll hit a few of ……Read More
Economy
U.S. Housing Permits A Historical Viewpoint
Over the past weeks and months, we’ve been subjected to conflicting data regarding the state of the housing market in the United States with some ……Read More
Economy
SNAP and the State of the American Economy
Over the past few months, we have been getting conflicting economic data about the real “state of the Union”. One week, employment data looks to ……Read More