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September 9, 2026 – Labor Day Jobs

Economic Commentary Over Labor Day weekend the markets were able to ponder the latest employment report. The job sector has been up and down for the past eighteen months and after a dismal report in July, there was hope for an upturn with regard to the August numbers. As it turns out, in August the economy added 162,000 jobs. In...” Read More

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September 1, 2026 – Labor Day Weekend

Economic Commentary This upcoming Labor Day weekend will have a special meaning with regard to the American labor force. Always held on the first Monday in September, this particular Labor Day is on the very last possible day – September 7th. Why is that important? Typically, the August jobs report is released after Labor Day. But this year, Labor Day...” Read More

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August 25, 2026 – The Fed Has Another Worry

Economic Commentary In our last commentary we discussed the Federal Reserve’s reaction to what they termed “elevated inflation.” The recently released minutes from their last meeting and several speeches delivered since that meeting have served to indicate that there are Fed Governors who are ready to increase interest rates in the near future. Instead, they woke up to a big...” Read More

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August 18, 2026 – In Case You Are Wondering Why

Economic Commentary A few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee met to discuss Fed policy. All eyes were on the Fed as recent events in the Middle East had unleashed further pressure upon inflation. In the meantime, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, was conducting his first meeting. At the end of the day (or precisely...” Read More

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August 11, 2026 – Its All These Two Factors

Economic Commentary Sure, there is a lot more to the economy than these two factors. But we can’t think of two headlines which have garnered more attention this year. Obviously, the Iran situation affects the economy, and the next result of the conflict has been higher energy prices, rising interest rates and flagging consumer confidence. But overall, the economy has...” Read More

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August 4, 2026 – Employment Report in Focus

Economic Commentary First, we thought that the employment sector was recovering from a period of lackluster gains. Then we thought that the conflict in Iran was winding down. In July we found that both thoughts were quite premature. In early July we found out that the economy added only 57,000 jobs in June and the previous two months of gains...” Read More

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July 28, 2026 – Split Fed

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve has new leadership in the form of Chairman Kevin Warsh. But that does not mean that the direction of this government entity is changing all that much. Sure, Chairman Warsh brings a new perspective to the Fed. He is intent on changing how the Fed communicates with the markets, the size of the Fed’s balance...” Read More

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July 21, 2026 – The Immigration Story

Economic Commentary With all the focus in the media upon the efforts of the Administration to reduce the population of illegal immigrants, as well as tighten up the borders – there has been little focus in the media upon the effects of the reduction of legal immigration. According to the Cato Institute, the reductions of legal immigration are approximately 2.5...” Read More

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July 14, 2026 – Getting The Story Strait

Economic Commentary With the signing of the “Memorandum of Understanding” things seemed to have quieted down in the Middle East. This was great news for the markets as immediately the price of oil and interest rates fell. And as we have mentioned previously, the stock market continued to perform well even when things did not look so rosy within the...” Read More

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July 7, 2026 – The First Half of the Year Comes to a Close

Economic Commentary The year 2026 has certainly been an eventful one and, believe it or not, we are only half-way through. Who knew that we would spend several months of our 250th anniversary year in a conflict over 6,000 miles away. That conflict had significant economic implications as prices for energy and other goods accelerated as shipping was interrupted for...” Read More

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September 9, 2026 – Labor Day Jobs

September 1, 2026 – Labor Day Weekend

August 25, 2026 – The Fed Has Another Worry

August 18, 2026 – In Case You Are Wondering Why

August 11, 2026 – Its All These Two Factors

August 4, 2026 – Employment Report in Focus

July 28, 2026 – Split Fed

July 21, 2026 – The Immigration Story

July 14, 2026 – Getting The Story Strait

July 7, 2026 – The First Half of the Year Comes to a Close

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