CNN/Money suggests that the evidence for the end of the national housing boom is… ahem… building: NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – The pace of home building slowed sharply in October as…

…solid pace of spending growth has slowed somewhat, partly in response to the earlier increases in energy prices. Although energy prices have risen further, the expansion remains firm and labor…

…June, which in the past signaled a peak. The normal pattern would now be that the consumption of slack will proceed at a slower pace. We shall see. In theory,…

…amazing economic growth miracle since the beginning of time pure trope. Let’s look at the overall pace of growth: Above is a chart from the FRED database (which John still…

…employees. We can break this data down into two sections. Due to higher inflation and stronger unions, the pace of growth was far stronger before the 1980s. We see a…

The Soybean Boom Via TalkingPointsMemo AP notes: Private forecasters cautioned that the April-June pace is unsustainable because, they say, it stems from temporary factors, including a rush by exporters of…

…at such a slow pace that, if the trend were to continue, it would take another 6 months or more to get back to a “normal” pace. And I doubt…

…that the 4th quarter’s real exports of goods are running at a 20.22% annual rate above those of the 3rd quarter, or at a pace that would add about 1.54 percentage…

February jobs report: a Big Win! There were two main trends I was looking for in this jobs report:  1. Is the pace of job growth beginning to decelerate?  2….

…internals. To be continued . . .  ——-UPDATE: Just as one month ago, I was most interested in three main issues: 1. Is the pace of job growth beginning to…