When one writes a lot there are ample opportunities for readers to pose questions and some of them are pretty -similar – reflecting what is on a lot of people’s minds. I get lots of questions about the debt and…
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With all apologies to Afred E. Neuman (and I know this dates me!), is there a recession under way at the moment? Is there going to be one in 2023? If so, how deep and how long? These are the…
Inflation spikes, delayed supply chains, a hot labor market and a looming recession all continue to hinder the U.S. economy. Job openings made a record monthly decline of 1.1 million in August to 10.1 million, according to U.S. Department of…
With an excited ‘I-just-got-candy’ look on my face, I slid the paper into the compartment made for either a single page or multiple. Excitedly, I punched some numbers into a keypad on top of the machine. There was a click,…
This is actually pretty dangerous territory for an economist. We all know the best definition of an economist is someone who explains tomorrow why the predictions they made yesterday didn’t come true today. We are also notorious for predicting 13…
There are far more questions regarding the new climate change legislation than there are answers. We discuss some of this elswhere in the latest issue of the Flagship but it seems appropriate to get into a bit more detail in…
The data that has come pouring from China of late points to a real economic crisis, the worst the nation has experienced in decades. The slump in the second quarter took the economy to a contraction of 2.6% from the…
Separating the hype from reality is harder than it appears. When it comes to the economy it has been pointed out that perception often is reality. If people think a recession is coming they react in a way that makes…
Incidents of fraud have increased in recent years, and the information you are getting on your credit applications may be part of the trend. Learn what to watch for when reviewing your applications to determine if your request for credit…
