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Recent Posts
BEA Indicators
- Personal Income and Outlays, October 2024
- Gross Domestic Product, 3rd Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)
- Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2021 and 2022
- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2022
Category Archives: Government Policy
A Simple Guide to Understanding Budget Deficits and Interest Rates
Note: When I wrote this explanation of budget deficits and interest rates just a year ago as a chapter of my book, Lessons from a Road Warrior, we were in a different world where budgets mattered, at least a little. … Continue reading
Posted in All, Government Policy, U.S. Economy
Tagged assets, bonds, budget deficits, Economy, interest rates, Rutledge
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Time to Think About the Next Story-Inflation, Rising Rates, Commodity Prices, Weak Dollar
The credit crisis is all you hear about from officials in Washington and from talking heads on TV. Indeed, the credit shortage is still alive and well. Employment is still falling and small business owners–the only real source of new … Continue reading
Posted in All, China, Government Policy, The World Outside of the U.S., U.S. Economy
Tagged budget deficits, China, commodity prices, credit crisis, Economy, Government Policy, inflation, interest rates, Rutledge, the Fed, U.S. dollar
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