…manufacturing indexes (still barely positive), a turndown in durable goods orders (in part due to Boeing’s woes), and increasing inventories, it now looks nearly certain that there will be an…

…interest rates affect demand. He wrote ” Lower rates mean it’s cheaper to finance investments in home renovations, business equipment, and other expensive durable goods. ” The word “equipment” is…

…durable goods orders and sales, most notably motor vehicles, (as highlighted by the model of Prof. Edward Leamer of UCLA, haven’t declined the 10% or so that they typically have…

…morning’s durable goods reports. This came in positive as to both total new orders and “core” orders less defense and Boeing: The YoY trend is still deteriorating, with total orders…

Manufacturing still weak I’m still traveling this morning, but for now let me just note that this morning’s durable goods orders showed a decline again: Figure 1 Manufacturing is flat…

…Figure 1 2. Durable goods – flat (blue), except for Boeing (red), which is bad:   Since Boeing is part of the economy, this is just more bad news for…

…workers in all occupations, union and nonunion, can win better and more durable benefits than the efforts of a few. From their point of view, making these alliances and promoting…

…turns, consumer purchases of vehicles and then other durable goods (like major appliances) turn down. Broader consumer purchases are the last to turn down before a recession. Light vehicle sales…

…Administration has done to the American Republic, during the past year I have done extensive reading of the histories of a number of the most successful or durable Republics over…

…more durable post-pandemic economy so he can improve his chance of being re-elected. It may not be that easy for him to be re-elected but he will risk us and…