r.j. sigmund on Covid US Covid metrics were again down sharply, but the CDC said it now expects to see a winter Covid peak higher than the summer peak, similar to Covid trends over the past 4 years. so we have that to look forward to. Among the CDC’s “early indicators” “test positivity”, or the percentage of […]
1st quarter GDP; March incomes & outlays, and March durable goods Marketwatch 666, Commenter R.J.S. Our economy grew at a 6.4% rate in the 1st quarter, quite a bit stronger than during the fourth quarter, as stimulus supported growth in personal consumption of goods and increased federal government consumption outlays more than offset weaker private […]
Commenter R.J.S. Ohio anti-fracking activist joins Greta Thunberg to decry fossil fuel subsidies at Earth Day Congressional Hearing A self-described “fracking refugee” from Belmont County, Ohio on Thursday joined Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Earth Day to urge a congressional subcommittee to abandon subsidies to the fossil fuel industry when Congress passes its next […]
and imports of distillates at a 26 week low.. Commenter R.J.S. Oil prices moved lower this week on rising Covid cases globally and on a surprise increase in US crude supplies . . . after rising 6.1% to $63.13 a barrel last week on strong economic data and on upwardly revised demand forecasts, the contract […]
CPI Rose 0.6% in March on Higher Prices for Energy and Transportation Services, R.J.S, MarketWatch 666 The consumer price index rose 0.6% in March, the largest monthly increase since August 2012, as higher prices for fuel, utilities, transportation services, financial services, and used vehicles were only slightly offset by lower prices for clothing and for communication commodities…the Consumer Price Index Summary from the Bureau […]