In what is beginning to look more like a case of ‘The Fed plans, Reality conspires’, the policy of Quantitative Tightening(QT) is sixteen and a..
With the end of 3Q2023, I thought this a good time to review our Fed Rate Increase Impact Map, where we made some assumptions for..
QT (Quantitative Tightening) Purpose & Goals QT is the Fed’s process to mop up the $9 trln-plus excess liquidity they and the Congress, through heavy..
Fed Rate Hikes Are Just Starting To Bite! The May 3, 2023, .25% Fed rate hike brings the 15 month total in hikes to 5.00%. ..
Fed’s 4.75% Of Rate Hikes-1 Year Anniversary After one year and 4.75% in rate hikes, it’s time to assess the impact on the real economy. ..
The Federal Reserve is on an unprecedented interest rate hiking binge in their effort to bring down our recent near historically high inflation. Starting in..
A somewhat unique issue in the recent labor market is job openings (Labor Department-JOLTS Report) going from 6.94 million in December 2020 to 10.72 million..
Everyone talks about inflation these days because everyone in some way experiences it. We have written about it here over the last year and a..
Monthly economic statistics have reached uncharted territory over the last two years. From record employment in January 2020, then the March shutdown and record job..
Today the Labor Department (BLS) released the December 2021 Jobs Report. After I read it and some commentaries on the numbers, I thought it beneficial..
The US Congress just passed another Stimulus-type bill to get Demand going so more jobs are created in the economy. The Fed also is doing..
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases two job reports that this month highlight the huge difference between job openings and jobs created. On April..