Comments based on information available as of 7:00am CT on 11/7/2025 Growth: Brought To You By The Letter ‘K’ Consumer confidence is rising for households earning more than $50,000 and falling for those earning less. Earnings growth expectations are up...
Comments based on information available as of 5:35am CT on 10/16/2025 Growth: Confirmation Bias Run Amok When reliable data is scarce, prior beliefs tend to persist. While government statistics offer the most comprehensive and dependable insights, alternative...
Comments based on information available as of 7:35am CT on 10/16/2025 Growth: Alternative Reality Without official government data releases, it’s hard to gauge the health of the economy. There are private sector sources as an alternative, but they don’t...
Comments based on information available as of 5:35am CT on 10/16/2025 Growth: 50 Shades Of Beige The Fed’s Beige Book certainly didn’t paint a rosy picture for the US, but it also wasn’t bleak. Three of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported...
Comments based on information available as of 6:35am CT on 10/10/2025 Growth: Better Than Nothing With a government shutdown delaying key official data releases, the Federal Reserve’s upcoming Beige Book may be give clarity on what’s happening on the...
Comments based on information available as of 6:55am CT on 10/03/2025 Growth: Shutdown Slowdown “What, me worry?” But there may be more than meets the eye to this government shutdown. The pain individuals feel who are furloughed should not be minimized....
