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High anxiety about Europe’s economy
Three major developments of the past few weeks have “built in” offsets that will ultimately reduce their individual, and collective, impact upon the U.S., European, and global economies. Such offsets […]
Economic baby steps
American monthly job performance has gone from the worst since the Great Depression to stronger and stronger data in a classic pattern. The pattern is likely to continue over the […]
The global economy rebound
The overall global economy has returned to a reasonable level of economic growth, led by Asia. Such renewed growth follows the first global recession since just after World War II. […]
Former Fed chief on the defensive
Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve Chairman in January 2006. Greenspan’s more-than-18-year run as Fed Chair was the second longest in the Fed’s history. Upon his retirement from the […]
Most economists agree the recession is over…
The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the “official” scorekeeper of the American economy, announced on its website on Monday, April 12 that it […]
Jobs: some pain—but major gains
The long-awaited transition to American job growth continues. It’s about time. The American economy saw a net rise of 162,000 jobs during March, the strongest monthly gain in three years. […]
And now, for something completely different
The “dismal science” of economics typically focuses on “bad” news. We clearly face many significant challenges…no argument here. However, there are also many favorable developments taking place within the U.S. […]
Positive growth on tap for 2010
Modest U.S. economic growth returned during 2009’s third quarter, followed by more robust performance during the October to December period, the strongest quarterly growth in six years. Positive but less […]
Jobs: two steps forward, one step back
The February U.S. employment data was subject to wide interpretation in regard to how the labor market is performing, with nasty East Coast weather during much of February greatly impacting […]
Deep in debt
Financial developments within Greece of recent weeks should be considered “a shot across the bow” for similar smaller nations such as Portugal, Spain and Ireland. Such a warning shot regarding […]
Look for more jobs ahead
U.S. employment data for the month of January had something for everyone and was a bit confusing. This is, after all, your government at work. The “official” data as reported […]
Way to grow!
The American economy (GDP) grew at a 5.7 percent real (after inflation) annualized growth rate during 2009’s final quarter, the strongest growth pace since the third quarter of 2003. Most […]
