Macro Economic Overview
Attention has shifted from inflation to recession as housing, wages, interest rates, commodities, and consumer expenditures have all receded from their highs, an indication to...
Category: Economy
Growing Inventories Means Lower Prices & Discounts Could Be Coming – Consumer Retail
As the pandemic created supply constraints over the past two years, companies learned to stock up on materials and finished products in hopes of alleviating...
Global Commodity Prices May Be Signaling That Inflation Is Taming – Commodities Market Update
As heightened commodity prices have stoked inflation over the past year, commodity prices worldwide are now starting to ease as demand for various commodities are...
Gasoline Prices Expected To Head Higher This Summer – Energy Overview
Various factors are contributing to sustained high gas prices, which are expected to add to price pressures heading into the summer months. Traditionally, gasoline prices...
What’s Risen The Most – Tracking Inflation
Energy and fuel were among the top contributors to inflation this past year, with used cars, electricity and food all enhancing the tensions surrounding inflation....
Macro Economic Overview / June 2022
There’s a growing consensus among various economists and market analysts that inflation could force consumers to cut back on spending to the extent that a...
U.S. Economy Slowed Down In The First Quarter – Domestic Economy
Domestic economic growth, as measured by GDP, turned negative for the first time since the second quarter of 2020, when the pandemic was in full...
Wage Increases Can’t Keep Up With Inflation – Labor Market Overview
The most recent wage data released by the Labor Department showed a 5.7% increase in wages for the past year, yet still below current inflation...
Strengthening U.S. Dollar May Help Curtail Inflation – Consumer Inflation Dynamics
The U.S. dollar has risen over 7% since the beginning of the year driven by increasing interest rates and a flight to safety for international...
Why The Russian Economy Is So Vulnerable To The Current Sanctions – International Review
As U.S. oil producers, workers and drillers benefit from rising oil prices, Russia’s economy is starting to suffer from imposed sanctions. Newly enacted sanctions by...