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 APRIL 3, 2026
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WEEK OF MARCH 27, 2026
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WEEK OF MARCH 20, 2026
A widely admired principle states that when you’re surrounded by chaos, seek out the calmest person in the room for direction. That search is ongoing, but Fed chair Powell represented…
WEEK OF MARCH 13, 2026
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WEEK OF MARCH 6, 2026
It will take time for the dust to settle, but Friday’s employment report clearly kicked up a sandstorm, prompting markets, pundits and oddsmakers to reassess the economic landscape and the…
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2026
The Federal Reserve could not be happy with the hotter than expected print for wholesale prices released on Friday. The PPI increased by an outsized 0.5 % in January following…
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20, 2026
Tensions are escalating on a number of fronts, from military developments, conflicting economic data and, somewhat surprisingly, a Supreme Court ruling on Friday upending the administration signature trade policies. The…
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13, 2026
Like the fictional King of Siam who grappled with what he knows and what he doesn’t know, so too must economists as well as the Fed view this week’s batch…
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6, 2026
To say it was a topsy-turvy week in the markets would be an understatement, as extreme volatility buffeted stocks, bonds and commodities. Gold and silver suffered their biggest one-day plunge…
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