Browsing: Economy

by Calculated Risk on 1/08/2026 08:48:00 AM The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported:The U.S. Census Bureau…

Economists extol the importance of competition in markets for driving prices down and quality up. But what is “competition” and…

GDPNow for Q4 at 5.1% is considerably higher than Goldman Sachs at 3.1%, and St. Louis Fed at essentially zero.…

Ukraine’s Economic Review: 2025 – Centre for Economic Strategy Since March 2022, the Centre for Economic Strategy (CES) has been…

by Calculated Risk on 1/08/2026 10:52:00 AM From Manheim Consulting today: Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index: December 2025 TrendsThe Manheim…

Responses to DoJ probe: An event study. Source: TradingEconomics, accessed 1/13 1pm CT. The ten year yield rose in response,…

by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 08:30:00 AM From the BLS: Employment Situation Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+50,000) and the…

A New York magazine article titled “Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College” made the rounds in mid-2025. I think…

From X today: Nov retail sales came in hot at +0.6% M/M and +3.3% Y/Y, beating expectations and above inflation,…

by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 09:20:00 AM The headline jobs number in the December employment report was slightly below expectations,…