Tag: economic growth
Federal Reserve Headlines – Fact or Fiction?
“When it becomes serious, you have to lie.” – Jean-Claude Juncker, former President of the Eurogroup of Eurozone finance ministers
On July 16, 2019, Chicago...
Global Shipping Stocks Getting Cheap Again
Chart Image: Global Shipping Stock Index and Valuation Indicator
The trade war has wreaked havoc on global markets and indeed the global economy.
In many...
U.S. Equities Update: Investors Eye Fed Policy, Upcoming Earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX: .DJI), S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP: .INX) and NASDAQ Composite (INDEXNASDAQ: .IXIC) stock market indices hit record highs last...
Economic Whispers: Is Data Pointing to 2019 Recession?
The past few weeks have seen the whisper of a 2019 recession grow into something arguably much louder than a whisper.
The U.S. 10-year...
The Bankers Vig and the Price We Pay
The Economic Cost of Repealing Glass-Steagall
When one bets on a sporting event the facilitator of the bet, referred to as a bookie, charges the winner...
The Fed’s Body Count
“The problem with the war (Vietnam), as it often is, are the metrics. It is a situation where if you can’t count what’s important,...
Has This Economic Cycle Reached Its Tail?
We asked a few friends what the picture below looks like, and most told us they saw a badly drawn bird with a wide open...
U.S. Productivity and Why It’s Key To Understanding Today’s Economy
The Kansas City Federal Reserve posted the Twitter comment and graph below highlighting a very important economic theme in the U.S.
Although productivity is a...
Canadian Economy Still Enjoying U.S. Growth Tailwinds
The Canadian economy is forecast to expand by 2.1% in 2018 which is pretty much in the bag.
However, in line with most global economies,...
Supply Side Economics… and We The People
“We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.”
- Thomas Piketty
The essential underlying elements of supply, demand,...
