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May 25, 2021 – How Bad Will the Deficit Get? The pandemic hit and reduced the government’s income.

Economic Commentary How Bad Will the Deficit Get? To describe what a deficit is, let us look at someone’s family budget. Let’s say the family is taking in $5,000 per month and they are spending $5,000 per month. That means there is no savings each month. And we will also assume that $1,000 goes to pay off debts. There is...” Read More

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May 18, 2021 – The Fed, Jobs, and Growth. There seems to be a consensus that the economy will grow strongly this year, but we are not sure of two things.

Economic Commentary The Fed, Jobs and Growth. A lot of information has passed through the minds of analysts in the past few weeks. We have had a preliminary measure of economic growth of 6.4% for the first quarter, which would be astounding if it were not seen within the perspective of a rebound from the pandemic and pumped up by...” Read More

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May 11, 2021 – The Jobs Picture. Every month the jobs report is closely watched. But the April report has some special significance.

Economic Commentary The Jobs Picture. Every month the jobs report is closely watched. But the April report has some special significance. Late last year the jobs recovery stalled as cases of COVID soared. But lately we have had better news. In March we added over 900,000 jobs. Another economic stimulus package was passed, and the economy’s first quarter growth rate...” Read More

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May 4, 2021 – Are We Expecting Too Much? If you are reading the forecasts being released for this year, the optimism for a strong rebound has hit unprecedented highs.

Economic Commentary Are We Expecting Too Much? If you are reading the forecasts being released for this year, the optimism for a strong rebound has hit unprecedented highs. There has been plenty of data to support such optimism. This data has included a gain of nearly one million jobs in March. Add plenty of stimulus dollars to the equation, and...” Read More

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April 27, 2021 – Just Snap Your Fingers. If you listened to Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve speak recently, you will extract a lot of optimism about where the economy is headed.

Economic Commentary Just Snap Your Fingers. If you listened to Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve speak recently, you will extract a lot of optimism about where the economy is headed. The government has provided plenty of stimulus — not only helping individuals and businesses to survive this national crisis, but also giving us a foundation to bounce back. As...” Read More

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April 20, 2021 – The Bright Side of Higher Rates. Seems many are concerned about rising interest rates this year and whether these higher rates could “choke off” our recovery.

Economic Commentary The Bright Side of Higher Rates. Seems many are concerned about rising interest rates this year and whether these higher rates could “choke off” our recovery. Certainly, higher rates have slowed down the deluge of refinances occurring, though there are tens of thousands who are still refinancing today. There are two points we would like to make about...” Read More

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April 13, 2021 – Is Inflation Coming? Our previous commentary spoke about the importance of inflation with regard to the future of interest rates.

Economic Commentary Is Inflation Coming? Our previous commentary spoke about the importance of inflation with regard to the future of interest rates. We follow with a discussion regarding the threat of inflation. First, we must understand that all sectors of the economy do not experience inflation at the same rate. For example, today we see inflation in the housing and...” Read More

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April 6, 2021 – The Importance of Inflation. Inflation, inflation, inflation. This year, rates have been headed up and we keep hearing this word being uttered again and again.

Economic Commentary The Importance of Inflation. Inflation, inflation, inflation. This year, rates have been headed up and we keep hearing this word being uttered again and again. Rates have been rising because there is an elevated threat of inflation. The question is – why are these two concepts linked together so often? Today, we would like to reintroduce our simple...” Read More

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March 30, 2021 – What the Fed Keeps Saying. The markets are famous for reacting to what they think is going to happen.

Economic Commentary What the Fed Keeps Saying. The markets are famous for reacting to what they think is going to happen, rather than what happened in the past. In this regard the markets are an indicator of the future. Like any indicator, the markets are not always accurate, but they are an indicator that bears watching. For example, for the...” Read More

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March 23, 2021 – How Much is a Trillion Dollars? Well, the issue of additional stimulus is resolved.

Economic Commentary How Much is a Trillion Dollars? Well, the issue of additional stimulus is resolved. We keep hearing the term “trillion” being bantered about. How much is a trillion dollars? A trillion dollars is a million dollars multiplied by a million. Or if you prefer, a thousand billion. It has 12 zeroes: $1,000,000,000,000. That is a lot of zeros....” Read More

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May 25, 2021 – How Bad Will the Deficit Get? The pandemic hit and reduced the government’s income.

May 18, 2021 – The Fed, Jobs, and Growth. There seems to be a consensus that the economy will grow strongly this year, but we are not sure of two things.

May 11, 2021 – The Jobs Picture. Every month the jobs report is closely watched. But the April report has some special significance.

May 4, 2021 – Are We Expecting Too Much? If you are reading the forecasts being released for this year, the optimism for a strong rebound has hit unprecedented highs.

April 27, 2021 – Just Snap Your Fingers. If you listened to Chairman Powell of the Federal Reserve speak recently, you will extract a lot of optimism about where the economy is headed.

April 20, 2021 – The Bright Side of Higher Rates. Seems many are concerned about rising interest rates this year and whether these higher rates could “choke off” our recovery.

April 13, 2021 – Is Inflation Coming? Our previous commentary spoke about the importance of inflation with regard to the future of interest rates.

April 6, 2021 – The Importance of Inflation. Inflation, inflation, inflation. This year, rates have been headed up and we keep hearing this word being uttered again and again.

March 30, 2021 – What the Fed Keeps Saying. The markets are famous for reacting to what they think is going to happen.

March 23, 2021 – How Much is a Trillion Dollars? Well, the issue of additional stimulus is resolved.

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