Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary

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

October

• Cracks in the foundation?: (PDF) – 10/18/2019
• The economy’s momentum continues to wane (PDF) – 10/11/2019
• Survey says (PDF) – 10/04/2019

September

• Politics takes center stage (PDF) – 09/27/2019
• Fed cuts again, but dissent rises (PDF) – 09/20/2019
• Recession fears easing up? (PDF) – 09/13/2019
• Hiring cools as trade war heats up (PDF) – 09/06/2019

August

• Consumers keeping the U.S. economy afloat (PDF) – 08/30/2019
• Powell promises to “act as appropriate” (PDF) – 08/23/2019
• Inversion aversion (PDF) – 08/16/2019
• Markets swing as U.S.-China trade war escalates (PDF) – 08/09/2019
• Fed cuts, Trump tweets (PDF) – 08/02/2019

July

• Strong consumption won’t stop Fed from cutting (PDF) – 07/26/2019
• String of strong data unlikely to dissuade July rate cut (PDF) – 07/19/2019
• Fed rate cut approaching in July (PDF) – 07/12/2019
• Economic expansions don't die of old age (PDF) – 07/05/2019

June

• Incoming data unlikely to dissuade Fed cuts (PDF) – 06/28/2019
• Fed positions for rate cut (PDF) – 06/21/2019
• Inflation continues to come in below expectations (PDF) – 06/14/2019
• Growing hints of a slowdown (PDF) – 06/07/2019

May

• Markets jitter as trade war escalates (PDF) – 05/31/2019
• Housing looking up as dark trade clouds gather (PDF) – 05/24/2019