Browsing: Economy

by Calculated Risk on 7/17/2025 03:16:00 PM Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported…

Lately, President Trump has been pressuring Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.  This has set off concerns…

by Calculated Risk on 7/16/2025 07:02:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:• At…

In my last post, I discussed reasons why rage bait is so depressingly successful. And I see a lot of…

Here’s the data through 7/9: Figure 1: EPU-trade category (blue, left scale), and Trade Policy Uncertainty index (red, right scale).…

by Calculated Risk on 7/15/2025 07:14:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At…

A year ago, I had this to say: The progressive left will never be able to achieve their dream…

Based on IMF data (COFER, IFS): Figure 1: USD shares of fx  (blue bars), EUR (tan), all other (gray). USD(EUR)…

by Calculated Risk on 7/14/2025 07:43:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Just a Hair Higher…

I know of a young man who is mentally handicapped. He aspires for a job as a dishwasher in a…