Browsing: Economy

by Calculated Risk on 7/23/2025 06:36:00 PM Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate…

Grocery stores are true marvels of markets. Roast chickens don’t fly into your mouth, but they are roasting on a…

I think we’ll need these sooner than you think. But legislation has just been passed to disable these supports. From…

by Calculated Risk on 7/22/2025 07:28:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At…

People who think a lot about economics often have reactions that strike others as unusual. For example, I recently finished…

The Commerce Department eliminated two advisory committees on economic statistics gathering (see Marketplace). BLS received some additional funds in March…

by Calculated Risk on 7/21/2025 07:44:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower to…

A major disagreement between James Buchanan and Anthony de Jasay is whether it is possible to devise a constitution that…

ERS predicts 2.2% increase in food-at-home prices in 2025. Figure 1: CPI food-at-home (black); ERS forecast of January (light blue…

by Calculated Risk on 7/18/2025 02:44:00 PM From BofA: Since our last weekly publication, our 2Q GDP tracking is down…