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…
Previous Weeks
WEEK OF JULY 25, 2025
We are entering the dog days of summer, and the oppressive heat and humidity are, on schedule, buffeting the weather-weary victims of Mother Nature. Another target taking the heat is…
WEEK OF JULY 18, 2025
Once again, the U.S. economy is showing that it is not ready to roll over in the face of higher tariffs and other distractions that many thought would be taking…
WEEK OF JULY 11, 2025
The on-again, off-again tariff threats were in full display this week, as President Trump once again postponed the levies that were scheduled to take effect on July 9, giving trading…
WEEK OF JULY 3, 2025
A confusing economic backdrop got a bit more muddled on Thursday, thanks to a jobs report that featured topline strength overlaying a softer underbelly. For a data-dependent Fed, the task…
WEEK OF JUNE 27, 2025
Judging by the performance of the financial markets, the sun is shining brightly on the economic landscape. Stock prices are racing to new highs, bond yields are falling, and investors…
WEEK OF JUNE 20, 2025
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week yielded more questions than answers for the market to digest. As expected, rates were kept unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting, leaving the…
WEEK OF JUNE 13, 2025
The Federal Reserve has long insisted that its policy decisions are data dependent, not forecast dependent. For the most part, the mix of data since it paused the rate-cutting campaign…
WEEKLY ECONOMIC COMMENTARY – WEEK OF JUNE 6, 2025
It may be the calm before the storm, but the markets are heaving a big sigh of relief that the chaotic tariff policy, heightened uncertainty and downbeat household confidence have…
WEEK OF MAY 30, 2025
With the courts echoing President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff decrees, the only sure thing the markets can count on is that the prolonged period of uncertainty is poised to continue…
WEEK OF MAY 23, 2025
The highlight of the week once again came out of Washington, and this time it did not only involve tariffs. On Thursday, House Republicans narrowly passed a major reconciliation bill…
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