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Recent Posts
BEA Indicators- Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024
- GDP (Advance Estimate), 4th Quarter and Year 2025
- Personal Income and Outlays, December 2025
- Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025
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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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Bond Prices and Interest Rates
Yesterday I posted a piece about inflation and interest rates arguing that although recent inflation numbers have been very tame, the tsunami of bank reserves (=800%) released by the Fed is beginning to show up in inflation expectations, which is … Continue reading
Posted in All, Economic Indicators, Government Policy, U.S. Economy
Tagged bonds, Economy, inflation, interest rates, Rutledge, the Fed
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