Weekly Economic Commentary
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2026
Inflation headlined the economic news this week and the slightly warmer than expected wholesale and consumer price reports for August nudged up the odds that the Fed would hike interest rates at its upcoming meeting next week. However, the financial markets barely reacted to the news, as stock prices recovered some of their earlier losses,…
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WEEK OF AUGUST 28, 2026
Note: The weekly commentary will not be published over the Labor Day weekend. The next issue will be published on September 11. Fed Chair Warsh’s keynote address at the Jackson…
WEEK OF AUGUST 21, 2026
All eyes will be focused on the Jackson Hole Symposium in Wyoming next week, a gathering of the world’s leading central bankers where Fed Chair Warsh will be the featured…
WEEK OF AUGUST 14, 2026
Reports on inflation and consumer spending garnered the economic headlines this week but neither delivered provocative reading. Some details of the reports did raise eyebrows, but they were not enough…
WEEK OF AUGUST 7, 2026
Friday’s all-important monthly jobs report highlighted the old maxim that occasionally resurfaces, namely that bad news on Main Street is good news on Wall Street. For some time, the focus…
WEEK OF JULY 31, 2026
The hoopla commanding headlines this week centered on the Federal Reserve, which held its second FOMC meeting under the new Chair, Kevin Warsh. As mostly expected, policy makers decided not…
WEEK OF JULY 24, 2026
No one thought the Mideast conflict would go gently into the good night, but the ebb and flow of hostilities took a menacing turn this week. Not only has the…
WEEK OF JULY 17, 2026
The first rate move under the last six Fed Chairs was an increase. You would have to go back to 1970 when the new Chairman, Arthur Burns, put through a…
WEEK OF JULY 10, 2026
Like a pesky neighbor, the US/Iran conflict continues to command unwelcome attention, capturing headlines and bedeviling forecasters striving to look through external shocks. Just as it seemed the energy-induced inflation…
WEEK OF JULY 2, 2026
Kevin Warsh just served his first full month as Chair of the Fed and is probably more pleased than not with the first significant economic report for the period –…
WEEK OF JUNE 26, 2026
The plunge in crude oil prices since the ceasefire was announced on June 14 has been swift, much faster and deeper than most oil experts expected. As of Friday morning,…
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