Browsing: Economy

by Calculated Risk on 6/06/2025 07:39:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.For deaths,…

‘Men of good will, will be called upon to use the power of government to solve our problems of all…

+139K vs +126K Bloomberg consensus; private NFP +140K vs +110K. Manufacturing employment down 8K vs -1K consensus. But durable manufacturing…

by Calculated Risk on 6/05/2025 08:08:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:• At…

Don Boudreaux reminds us that this is Adam Smith’s birthday or, at least, the birthday announced on his tombstone. For…

Atlanta Fed nowcast shows 4.6% q/q AR growth in GDP. Interestingly, this does not take GDP back to pre-“Liberation Day”…

There are different ways to think about the economy. Economic reality will routinely present any policymaker with challenges that require…

by Calculated Risk on 6/05/2025 02:59:00 PM The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data…

Fittingly enough after writing an extended review about a book about the pitfalls of rules that don’t allow for exceptions,…

WEI continues to decline. Figure 1: Weekly Economic Index (blue), and Baumeister, Leiva-Leon, Sims Weekly Economic Conditions Index plus 2%…