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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March 2017 Employment Situation: Stuck
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WEAK JOB GROWTH … The American economy added an anemic 98,000 new jobs during the month of March, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
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 …...
American Un-Exceptionalism
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SCARY LABOR PARTICIPATION DATA … We’ve written a lot about the labor participation rate being the real employment indicator to watch. Why? Because labor participation...
Donald Trump’s Challenge: Making Men Work Again
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CAN HE DO IT? The ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States comes at a critical time for the American economy....
Robert Romano: America’s Lost Decade
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“THE WORST DECADE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY” The past decade, the U.S. suffered the worst ever average annual economic growth rate of 1.3316...
Small Biz: Optimistic About Donald Trump
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2017 COULD BE A BIG YEAR FOR THE “FORGOTTEN” AMERICAN DREAM … In his balls-to-the-wall inaugural address last month, U.S. president Donald Trump doubled down on...
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...
“Trumphoria” Grips America
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THERE’S HOPE … WILL THERE BE CHANGE? We’re not going to sugarcoat it: The fundamental economic weaknesses plaguing the U.S. economy prior to the 2016...