- by New Deal democratSeasonally adjusted consumer prices rose 0.6% in March. This was the biggest single month gain since June 2009, coming out of the...
After falling as much as 30% during COVID lockdowns, global oil demand is now back to about 95% of its pre-pandemic highs.
As markets surge to record highs, analysts are rushing to ratchet up earnings estimates as optimism explodes. "The first quarter of 2021 marked the largest increase...
Q1 Earnings Will Be Stellar, But Are Fully Priced-In And Only Guidance Will Matter On one hand, the coming earnings season (77% of the S&P 500...
Canadians who had poor finances and health were more likely to report financial stress across the first several months of the pandemic.
Some folks have some creative ideas to increase inventory. I appreciate the effort to throw around ideas; we need to have more discussions like this. The...
Remembering the Father of Supply-Side Economics Robert Mundell’s theories spawned decades of economic debate and still matter to the big ideas of today. Bruce Bartlett,...
The Global Debt Problem Authored by Alasdair Macloed via GoldMoney.com, It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of...
Lacy Hunt at Hoisington Management has some interesting thoughts regarding the inflation debate and the potential for decelerating inflation. Case For Decelerating Inflation In its Quarterly...
Expect Inflation To Accelerate? Here's 8 Reasons To Expect Decelerating Inflation Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Lacy Hunt at Hoisington Management has some interesting thoughts...
Debt-Fueled Spending Won't Create Growth Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the “2nd Derivative Effect” and the ongoing cost...
Infrastructure Bills Do Not Lead To Recovery, Only Increased Federal Control Authored by Alt-Market.us' Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group, The concept of infrastructure...
If there is one thing Economists understand very well, it’s mathematics. This is practically all they do, and all that means much to their discipline. If...
Why Are Initial Claims So High - Explaining "The Jobless Claims Puzzle" There has been an odd divergence in the US labor market: while both BLS...
A transcript of episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including a story on a new technique to prevent predators eating the eggs of endangered birds.
More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the "2nd Derivative Effect" and the ongoing cost of the stimulus. With the passage of the $1.9...
What You Missed On RIA This Week Ending 4-9-21 It's been a long week. You probably didn't have time to read all the headlines that scrolled...
Monetary Policy In America Is A Mess; Things Are Even Worse In Europe Authored by Brendan Brown via The Mises Institute, High inflation takes off where...
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief executive Victor Dodig expects the economy will recover quickly as COVID-19 restrictions ease, but that policymakers will need to implement...
With the economy looking toward life past COVID, the focus is beginning to shift to a recovering economy, perhaps hotter than expected, driven by an excess...
In the last few months, inflation has been a hotter topic than in recent memory. Google trends search intensity for the word “inflation” hit an all-time high (for the last 16...
Plus a new technique to protect birds from predators – using fake smells. Listen to episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Twenty-fifteen was an important yet completely misunderstood year. The Fed was going to have to become hawkish, according to its models, yet oil prices crashed and...
After a year of living with COVID-19, Postmedia is taking an in-depth look at the significant social, institutional and economic issues the pandemic has brought to...
with Peter van Doren U.S. house prices surged in 2020, rising 11.2 percent for major metropolitan areas according to the Case–Shiller Home Price Index and...
It will be gradual, with ample advance notice. And it’ll only begin once the economy has “fully recovered.” That, at least, is the plan for raising...
By Thomas Cooley and Peter Rupert Establishment Survey The Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report showed that payroll employment increased 916,000 in March, 780,000 of that...
The crises of the past year – the COVID pandemic, the social lockdowns, the economic shock – are on the wane, and that’s good. However, the...
The crises of the past year – the COVID pandemic, the social lockdowns, the economic shock – are on the wane, and that’s good. However, the...
PepsiCo (PEP) stock has rebounded quickly from its recent pullback which saw the share price briefly dip below $130 per share. With a deep economic moat,...