US Retail Down (Again)
TRUMPHORIA IS FADING … The American retail economy contracted for the second straight month in March – sparking fears of recession and placing additional pressure...
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1Q 2017: Atlanta Fed Slashes Growth Forecast
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WHERE’S THE “TRUMPHORIA?” While Obamacare lives, tax reform dies and America reverts to its failed interventionist foreign policy, there’s bad news on the economic front …...
4Q 2016: Final Print
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BARACK OBAMA’S ECONOMY IS OFFICIALLY IN THE BOOKS … The book was officially closed on the economy of former U.S. president Barack Obama this week when...
SC Economy Dependent On Trade
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A BIG CHUNK OF PALMETTO PRODUCTIVITY RELIES ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Years ago we noted the Palmetto State was especially vulnerable to volatility in the European economy....
1Q 2017 Growth Estimate Slashed
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LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE THAN RENEWED OPTIMISM TO GROW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY … So much for all that economic “Trumphoria.”...
Barack Obama’s Economy Goes Out On A Low Note
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FOURTH QUARTER ECONOMIC GROWTH COOLS … The American economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted, seasonally-adjusted rate of just 1.9 percent during the final three months of 2016....
Q3 2016: Final Print Impresses
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CAN IT SUSTAIN? The American economy grew at an impressive 3.5 percent clip during the third quarter of 2016. That’s according to the third (and...
Q4 2016: Ho Ho – Oh No
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FOURTH QUARTER GROWTH ESTIMATE SLASHED … We wrote earlier this month on improved prospects for the 2016 holiday shopping season. Meanwhile the most recent quarterly...
Robert Romano: Donald Trump’s “Four Percent” Challenge
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HOW THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION CAN ACHIEVE ITS ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE … || By ROBERT ROMANO || On the campaign trail, one of the most far-reaching promises...
Q3 2016 First Print: 2.9 Percent Growth
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REAL? OR RIGGED? Economic data released in the days before an election should be taken with an ocean of salt. Take the initial third...