One Hundred Three Months and Counting
J: On May 3, the BLS gave us stunningly good news on the US labor market in April As the chart shows, nonfarm payroll employment...
Good News on Homeownership--At Last
J: One of the more depressing trends of the last decade was the seemingly endless decline in the national homeownership rate. As the...
Jobs Galore
J: The US economy posted a new milestone for employment opportunities at the end of 2019. On February 12, the BLS told us that on...
Time to Meet the Doughnut
L: How's that for a compelling title? Of course, it makes perfect sense if you read last week's blog. Thanks to the author of Doughnut...
Linda Found a New Book!
L: Here is the hazard of living with an economist. I actually bought a book for myself called Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like...
About that Inverted Yield Curve Idea
L: If you've been around Jim for any time at all, you know all about the signal for an upcoming recession: an inverted Treasury yield...
The Protected Few, the Unprotected Many
L: Back when we started this blog, there was a promise by the economist that we would post once a week. You can use your imagination to...
Small Business Owners are Really, Really Optimistic
J: Back in 1973, my good friend Bill Dunkelberg was a Professor of Economics at Purdue University and the Associate Director of the...
Bad Weather is a Bad Influence
L: All right, having trouble getting the economist to write. So in the meantime, here's a pretty interesting article about...
Presidents Should Leave the Fed Alone
L: The always astonishing President has recently criticized the FOMC interest-rate increases, among other things. He complained that it...
