Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

Gain insight into current U.S. and international events that affect the economy and financial markets.

December

• Payrolls beat expectations, but signs of moderation on the horizon – 12/02/2022

November

• Leftovers are for quitters – 11/23/2022
• Economic resilience continues to challenge the Fed – 11/18/2022
• October prices give Fed ability to slow pace of rate hikes – 11/10/2022
• FOMC still has cover to focus on inflation – 11/04/2022

October

• Another GDP head fake – 10/28/2022
• Momentum continues to slow – 10/21/2022
• Inflation is the name of the game – 10/14/2022
• Labor market cooling jolts markets – 10/07/2022

September

• Going to take more to break this consumer – 09/30/2022
• Whatever it takes – 09/23/2022
• Good grief – 09/16/2022
• Quiet data week ahead of critical CPI report – 09/09/2022
• August rush – 09/02/2022

August

• Economy still climbing the mountain – 08/26/2022
• Expansion not yet heading to the gallows – 08/19/2022
• What shall we do now? – 08/12/2022
• July jobs report squashes current recession fears – 08/05/2022

July

• Busy data week shows wobbling U.S. economy – 07/29/2022
• Housing slump underscores rising risk of recession – 07/22/2022
• This party is breaking up fast  – 07/15/2022
• Payroll growth sizzles in June despite recession fears – 07/08/2022