The United States will eventually face a lack of labor due to the present citizen’s reproduction rate, In 2006, reproduction was at 2,01. In 2026, reproduction is at ~1.6. In which case the amount of Labor in the United States may become strategic to its economic growth. “The U.S.-Born labor force will shrink over the […]
– by New Deal democrat There is a slew of economic data being released tomorrow, the most important of which will be personal income and spending, so I will likely defer some reporting on the other data until Friday. But in the meantime, there’s no significant data today. So let me take this opportunity to show […]
What are the numbers, which states did better, what parts of the economy did better, Jobs?, etc. It is all here in a few charts, numbers and words. Hope things are going well for readers as the Economy starts to slide. Maybe I will be wrong on the economy! Trump will find a way to […]
“Stahl then referenced Sorkin’s latest book, “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation,” before further pressing him over whether he thinks America will face another economic disaster like in 1929. “The answer is, we will have a crash,” he said. “I just can’t tell you when, […]
– by New Deal democrat For the last number of months, I have been putting front and center that housing prices have ceased being an engine of inflation. In fact, changes in repeat home sales prices as measured by both the Case-Shiller National Index and the FHFA Purchase Only Index are at levels that with only […]
Italicized is my take on the issue. It is something I might do when I ran into similar issues as a Purchasing Manager or Supply Chain Manager. “While Everyone Watched Feedstock, Nylon Supply Base Quietly Shrank” Plastics Today Michael Workman The resin market story you’ve been reading about all spring is real. Benzene is approaching […]
Rather than build upon a program or programs, Trump and fellow Republicans decided to change, make more difficult, or destroy a number of initiatives as listed below. Think back to the expansion of ACA healthcare so many citizens were covered during Covid. Our brazen overweight president eliminated the subsidies for millions of citizens. In many […]
My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. Interest rates, along with gas prices, continue to be elevated, but consumers are continuing to spend their way right on through the adversity – at least, so far.
An Explanation: The Index of Consumer Expectations focuses on three areas: how consumers view prospects for their own financial situation, how they view prospects for the general economy over the near term, and their view of prospects for the economy over the long term. Each monthly survey contains approximately 50 core questions, each of which […]
Prof. Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American May 22, 2026 On May 22, 1964, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan, President Lyndon Johnson put a name to a new vision for the United States. He called it “the Great Society” and laid out the vision of a country that did not […]