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July 22, 2025 – Back To The Fed

Economic Commentary It has been a busy month with regard to economic news. We started the month with the passage of a huge tax and spending bill and the release of a stronger-than-expected jobs report. These events were followed almost immediately with additional announcements of increased tariffs to be levied upon several countries. Of course, we should have suspected that...” Read More

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July 15, 2025 – The Great Big Tax Bill

Economic Commentary If you note, we left one adjective off the description of the bill which is now set to become law, it is because we are not here to assess whether the legislation is “good or bad” — but to assess the potential effects of the law on the real estate market. During this assessment, we will mostly avoid...” Read More

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July 8, 2025 – Is The Economy Slowing Enough to Support Lower Rates?

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve will be meeting again at the end of the month and this meeting will be the last one scheduled before September – barring a national emergency. At least one Fed Governor has raised the possibility of a short-term rate decrease this month. However, this depends upon the direction of the economy. Thus far we have...” Read More

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July 1, 2025 – A Stark Reminder

Economic Commentary As we look at the effect of tariffs, the pending tax bill, the jobs report, retail sales, inflation data and a host of other economic indicators, a few weeks ago we received a stark reminder of why the preponderance expert predictions could be for naught. And it was not unusual for that reminder to come directly from the...” Read More

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June 24, 2025 – The Verdict Is In

Economic Commentary Last week, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee met to consider the present and future direction of interest rates. Most analysts did not expect a rate decrease at this meeting, despite increased pressure from the Administration. It turns out that these predictions were right on point. As we pointed out last week, the recent data on inflation has...” Read More

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June 17, 2025 – Is This The One?

Economic Commentary Today the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee is meeting. They have not lowered rates since December of last year, a period of six months. Publicly they have taken a “wait and see” approach to any rate change in light of the fact that tariff policy has thrown the markets into a tizzy featuring increased volatility. Their argument is...” Read More

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June 10, 2025 – The Results Are In

Economic Commentary We have another month of job results in the books. For the month of May, the economy produced 139,000 jobs, very close to expectations. The unemployment rate remained at 4.2%. The previous two months of job gains were revised downward by 95,000, thus the numbers were weaker than they appear at face value. Finally, wage growth increased 0.4%...” Read More

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June 3, 2025 – How Long Can This Job Machine Produce?

Economic Commentary We have been asking this question for quite a long time. Ever since the end of the pandemic, our nation’s economy has been producing millions of jobs per year. These jobs not only made up for the job losses during the pandemic but also added several million jobs in addition to those that were lost. At the same...” Read More

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May 27, 2025 – Make Up Your Mind

Economic Commentary We have this theory about the markets. The markets move sometimes with no rhyme or reason, but after the movement happens, we have high-paid analysts tell us why the markets made that movement. And they are very logical arguments – nothing like an alien spaceship was sighted. The next day the markets move in the opposite direction, and...” Read More

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May 20, 2025 – Could Tariffs Provide an Economic Spark?

Economic Commentary Thus far, we have only heard the negative side of the tariff forecasts. These prognostications have centered upon slower economic growth and increased inflation, which is a pretty bleak scenario. Few have talked about the threat of tariffs bringing a burst of economic activity, but this burst may actually happen within a few sectors of the economy. These...” Read More

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July 22, 2025 – Back To The Fed

July 15, 2025 – The Great Big Tax Bill

July 8, 2025 – Is The Economy Slowing Enough to Support Lower Rates?

July 1, 2025 – A Stark Reminder

June 24, 2025 – The Verdict Is In

June 17, 2025 – Is This The One?

June 10, 2025 – The Results Are In

June 3, 2025 – How Long Can This Job Machine Produce?

May 27, 2025 – Make Up Your Mind

May 20, 2025 – Could Tariffs Provide an Economic Spark?

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