Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary

Gain insight into current U.S. and international events that affect the economy and financial markets.

May

• April brings signs of cooling in economic growth – 05/03/2024

• The long and winding road to easing – 04/26/2024
• Another week, another strong showing from the U.S. consumer – 04/19/2024
• Are we there yet?  – 04/12/2024
• Strong jobs numbers diminish urgency for rate cuts – 04/05/2024

March

• Steady, as she goes  – 03/29/2024
• Residential tailwind set to continue as monetary policy becomes less restrictive  – 03/22/2024
• The equinox and the struggle to find balance  – 03/15/2024
• Labor market cooling but far from cold – 03/08/2024
• Economic growth continues despite downbeat data – 03/01/2024

• Stowin’ away the time  – 02/23/2024
• Little love in January data  – 02/16/2024
• Growth still solid, but slowdown on the horizon  – 02/09/2024
• A March rate cut bites the dust – 02/02/2024

January

• Almost everything coming up roses – 01/26/2024
• Consumers just keep humming – 01/19/2024
• Inflation’s downward trend remains in place – 1/12/2024
• The great divergence – 01/05/2024

December

• A solid end to 2023 – 12/22/2023
• Consumers maintain spending power amid slowing price growth – 12/15/2023
• The machine of a dream – 12/08/2023
• Inflation takes another leg lower – 12/01/2023

November

• A feast of economic data ahead of Thanksgiving – 11/22/2023
• Slew of data to binge on – 11/17/2023
• Long and variable lags evident in credit availability – 11/10/2023