Weekly Economic Commentary
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 among investors as well as the Federal Reserve was on inflation, which has been running above its 2 percent target for more than five years…
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WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2025
It was another quiet week on the data front, as the government shutdown extended to its tenth day as of this writing, with no end in sight. That said, one…
WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 2025
We thoroughly expected to delve into the all-important September jobs report this morning but, of course, the BLS, the agency responsible for releasing the report, is shut down along with…
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26. 2025
The economic tailwinds continue to gather strength, pushing the early-year slog in activity further back in the rear-view mirror. Even the downtrodden housing sector provided some upbeat data this week,…
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Amid a busy data calendar, the Federal Reserve took center stage this week and much of the drama took place behind the scenes. Heading into the much-anticipated policy meeting it…
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
It’s party time for Fed watchers, as policymakers are expected to add more punch to the bowl this coming week. Following a ten-month abstention, officials are likely to resume the…
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
The continued slowdown in job growth last month will not please the administration, but at least it wasn’t blindsided by the astonishing downward revisions to previous months that appeared in…
WEEK OF AUGUST 22, 2025
The weekly commentary will not be published over the Labor Day weekend. The next issue will be published on September 5. All eyes were on the annual Jackson Hole symposium…
WEEK OF AUGUST 15, 2025
The government pressure on the Fed to cut rates next month has reached a fever pitch, with the president, Treasury secretary and other administration officials, not to mention some members…
WEEK OF AUGUST 8, 2025
The political maelstrom following the surprisingly weak jobs report last week has subsided, but the shift in perceptions regarding monetary policy and, importantly, the economy’s performance remains intact. Until recently,…
WEEK OF AUGUST 1, 2025
The debate over whether the economy is responding more to tariffs or interest rates will undoubtedly heat up, as the week’s busy calendar of data only added fuel to the…
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