…equal. Obama’s re-election in 2012 and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 total are the second- and third-highest totals before 2020, both under 66,000,000. (Willard M. Romney was the first losing candidate to…

 – by New Deal democrat The Bonddad Blog As usual, the new month’s data starts out with information on manufacturing and construction. To repeat what I have said often recently,…

…to materialize.” Here’s the updated look. Below I show total permits (dark blue) compared with the much more volatile and slightly less leading total starts (light blue) and also compared…

…of historical trends and other factors. On average and for the 20 years before the 2007–2009 recession, the total fertility rate was 2.02 children per woman. After peaking at 2.12 in 2007, the rate…

…COVID-19 than in last year’s projections. Changes to Projected Fertility Rates In CBO’s current projections, the total fertility rate reaches 1.70 by 2034. That long-run total fertility rate is lower…

…total assets: $7.8T, 5.6% of households’ $140T total. End of 2023, they’ve got $9.6T, 5.8% of the total.1 A welcome development, but not exactly a massive shift in wealth inequality….

…FDIC’s “Problem Bank List” increased from 52 to 63. Total assets held by problem banks rose $15.8 billion to $82.1 billion. Problem banks represent 1.4 percent of total banks, which…

…worldwide. For a sense of proportion, M assets only make up about 10% of households’ total assets. M assets have a particular and unique defining characteristic: they’re fixed-price. A dollar…

…roughly 12% of the total low-end Lantus price (based upon 1 package size of 10 mL; $276.89) or 9% of the total high-end price ($386.06). As drug prices influence monthly…

…of which decreased in the second quarter to (what Bill calls) a historically low total. Read on. We will NOT see a surge in foreclosures that would significantly impact house prices (as…