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November 15, 2022 – The New Shining Star. We used to be glued to the jobs report.

Economic Commentary The New Shining Star. We used to be glued to the jobs report. Every month the analysts made predictions and then analyzed where they got things wrong. Then there is the quarterly growth data (GDP). Together with the jobs report, the markets reacted until the next set of numbers were released. Now we have another focus, or shall...” Read More

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November 8, 2022 – The Fed Has Spoken – Again. This was the sixth time the Fed raised their benchmark rates this year.

Economic Commentary The Fed Has Spoken – Again. We must sound like a broken record. The Federal Reserve meets. The Fed raises short-term rates. The Fed says — we are going to raise rates until inflation gets under control. Wash, Rinse, Repeat. This was the sixth time the Fed raised their benchmark rates this year, with the most recent four...” Read More

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November 1, 2022 – So, When Did Good Become Bad? This will be another interesting week for the markets.

Economic Commentary So, When Did Good Become Bad? This will be another interesting week for the markets. The Fed starts their meeting as we publish this newsletter. All month long we have been subject to incendiary rhetoric from the members of the Fed indicating that they will not rest in their fight to subdue inflation. In other words, short-term rates...” Read More

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October 25, 2022 – The Federal Reserve Moving Too Fast? After determining that inflation was not transitory, the Fed declared war.

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve Moving Too Fast? After determining that inflation was not transitory, the Fed declared war. And they have backed up their words with a historic pace of rate increases, as they matched their actions with strong words concerning their determination to do what it takes to reign in cost increases. They have even intimated that their...” Read More

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October 18, 2022 – A Major Reminder. Inflation is not an American problem, it is a world problem.

Economic Commentary A Major Reminder. All this focus on the jobs report, the Federal Reserve raising rates and other economic reports, sometimes has us putting blinders on. Then something happens that makes us realize that we are not alone in the world. Perhaps it is the pandemic or the war in Ukraine. The bottom line is that inflation is not...” Read More

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October 11, 2022 – More Jobs. For months we have been predicting job growth would slow down.

Economic Commentary More Jobs. For months we have been predicting job growth would slow down. This prediction was not only predicated on the forecasts for the economy to slow down, but also because we have now recovered the jobs lost during the pandemic-reduced recession. From here on out, job growth will be a factor of the growth of the adult...” Read More

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October 4, 2022 – October 4th. Every year we ask the same question – what will the next phase look like?

Economic Commentary October 4th. What is the importance of October 4th? Well for one thing, I was born on October 4th in 1952 — and I will let you do the math. As I go past this personal milestone, I realize that I have been writing this economic commentary for over half of these years. And all the while, it...” Read More

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September 27, 2022 – They Did Not Stop Talking. The Federal Reserve raised short-term rates by 0.75%.

Economic Commentary They Did Not Stop Talking. Well, the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates by 0.75%. This was not a surprise, as predictions for a 0.75% increase had been circulating for more than a month. And there were so many speeches and statements by Fed members delivering tough talk about how they were going to stay the course against inflation...” Read More

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September 20, 2022 – For more than the past month, the members of the Federal Reserve Board have been talking tough against inflation.

Economic Commentary Time For Talking to End. For more than the past month, the members of the Federal Reserve Board have been talking tough against inflation. This talk has caused long-term rates to rise in anticipation of Fed activity in the coming months. Statements such as “raising rates and keeping them high as long as it takes until inflation is...” Read More

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September 13, 2022 – Since we could not decide as to whether we are in a recession right now, many have adopted the term “housing recession” instead.

Economic Commentary Housing and Recessions. Since we could not decide as to whether we are in a recession right now, many have adopted the term “housing recession” instead. While we are not sure what constitutes a housing recession, we really need to view today’s real estate market in terms of where the market is coming from. Certainly, the past few...” Read More

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November 15, 2022 – The New Shining Star. We used to be glued to the jobs report.

November 8, 2022 – The Fed Has Spoken – Again. This was the sixth time the Fed raised their benchmark rates this year.

November 1, 2022 – So, When Did Good Become Bad? This will be another interesting week for the markets.

October 25, 2022 – The Federal Reserve Moving Too Fast? After determining that inflation was not transitory, the Fed declared war.

October 18, 2022 – A Major Reminder. Inflation is not an American problem, it is a world problem.

October 11, 2022 – More Jobs. For months we have been predicting job growth would slow down.

October 4, 2022 – October 4th. Every year we ask the same question – what will the next phase look like?

September 27, 2022 – They Did Not Stop Talking. The Federal Reserve raised short-term rates by 0.75%.

September 20, 2022 – For more than the past month, the members of the Federal Reserve Board have been talking tough against inflation.

September 13, 2022 – Since we could not decide as to whether we are in a recession right now, many have adopted the term “housing recession” instead.

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