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August 3, 2021 – Optimism With Caveats. The economy is getting stronger and consumer optimism is rising.

Economic Commentary Optimism With Caveats. The economy is getting stronger and consumer optimism is rising. We have had a string of positive economic reports which tell us that we are moving in the right direction. For example, retail sales have indicated that consumers are spending, we added close to one million jobs in June and the first reading of economic...” Read More

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July 27, 2021 – The Word of the Day — Tapering. The Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee meets this week.

Economic Commentary The Word of the Day — Tapering. The Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee meets this week and there is little to no chance they will change interest rates. As a matter of fact, it was big news surrounding the previous meeting because they indicated that they will “consider” raising rates as early as 2023. Thus, you would think...” Read More

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July 20, 2021 – The Oil Markets. Last week we focused on the housing market. We would be remiss if we did not bring up the energy markets as well.

Economic Commentary The Oil Markets. Last week we focused on the housing market. We would be remiss if we did not bring up the energy markets as well, as the price of oil has been in the headlines this year. It is always interesting when looking at history and how modern times have changed. For example, last week we spoke...” Read More

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July 13, 2021 – The Housing Market. To put it mildly, we have seen a quite interesting housing market through the pandemic.

Economic Commentary The Housing Market. To put it mildly, we have seen a quite interesting housing market through the pandemic. During most recessions, falling incomes and tighter guidelines cause the housing market to slow and lead to stable or lower housing prices. During the Great Recession, it took almost a decade for the housing market to recover. No such thing...” Read More

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July 6, 2021 – The Fed Mulls The Jobs Report. It is said that markets don’t react to what happened yesterday, but what they think will happen tomorrow.

Economic Commentary The Fed Mulls The Jobs Report. Last month the Federal Reserve Board spoke loudly. They actually had the audacity to suggest that they expect to raise rates shortly. Define shortly? Sometime in 2023! That is literally two years from now. Years ago, the Fed never telegraphed what they were inclined to do in advance. Now they are signaling...” Read More

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June 29, 2021 – The Transitory Word. It seems every year, market analysts come up with a new term to describe the economic scenario.

Economic Commentary The Transitory Word. It seems every year, market analysts come up with a new term to describe the economic scenario. In the 1970’s it was “stagflation” – a mixture of a stagnant economy and elevated inflation. In the 2000’s we had the economic “conundrum” — a diversion in the relationship between lower interest rates and economic growth. Today,...” Read More

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June 22, 2021 – Nothing to Sneeze At. We are actually referring to the May jobs report, which shows almost 560,000 jobs created.

Economic Commentary Nothing to Sneeze At. No, we are not talking about the pandemic here. We are actually referring to the May jobs report, which shows almost 560,000 jobs created. This number was seen as disappointing. If you look at it from a year-to-date standpoint, we have added close to 2.5 million jobs this year—or an average of just under...” Read More

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June 15, 2021 – Wild Ride. We have had quite a wild ride across our planet during the last 15 months.

Economic Commentary Wild Ride. We have had quite a wild ride across our planet during the last 15 months. A word-wide pandemic was followed by a sharp recession. As the pandemic wore on and wore many of us down, certain segments of the economy prospered and others remained stuck in recession. At one of our darkest hours, vaccines were approved...” Read More

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June 8, 2021 – Did We See It? We were looking for some “bounce-back” numbers in the employment report last Friday.

Economic Commentary Did We See It? We were looking for some “bounce-back” numbers in the employment report last Friday. We believed that the stage was set with the progress of our vaccination program having a real effect on the number of COVID cases in our country. As of the middle of May, cases had dropped approximately 90% from the peak...” Read More

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June 1, 2021 – Bounce Back Month? Last month we saw a pretty disappointing jobs report.

Economic Commentary Bounce Back Month? Last month we saw a pretty disappointing jobs report. The quarter of a million jobs added was actually quite strong for a normal month. However, for the era of economy recovery from the pandemic-induced recession, it fell short. Which brings us to an important point to consider. In economics, nothing happens in a straight line....” Read More

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August 3, 2021 – Optimism With Caveats. The economy is getting stronger and consumer optimism is rising.

July 27, 2021 – The Word of the Day — Tapering. The Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee meets this week.

July 20, 2021 – The Oil Markets. Last week we focused on the housing market. We would be remiss if we did not bring up the energy markets as well.

July 13, 2021 – The Housing Market. To put it mildly, we have seen a quite interesting housing market through the pandemic.

July 6, 2021 – The Fed Mulls The Jobs Report. It is said that markets don’t react to what happened yesterday, but what they think will happen tomorrow.

June 29, 2021 – The Transitory Word. It seems every year, market analysts come up with a new term to describe the economic scenario.

June 22, 2021 – Nothing to Sneeze At. We are actually referring to the May jobs report, which shows almost 560,000 jobs created.

June 15, 2021 – Wild Ride. We have had quite a wild ride across our planet during the last 15 months.

June 8, 2021 – Did We See It? We were looking for some “bounce-back” numbers in the employment report last Friday.

June 1, 2021 – Bounce Back Month? Last month we saw a pretty disappointing jobs report.

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