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The Delta variant could take a toll on economic growth.
There was some good news last week. The 7-day moving average of COVID-19 cases in the United States declined. The…
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Stagflation isn’t trending…
…but it was mentioned in quite a few headlines last week. Stagflation is a portmanteau of ‘stagnation’ and ‘inflation.’ It…
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“Raise your words, not your voice…
…it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder,” advised the Persian poet Rumi. Last week, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome…
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Markets were shaken last week …
…by a potent cocktail of central bank tapering and economic growth concerns mixed with coronavirus and a splash of the…
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What is the most important…
driver of economic growth in the United States? The most common way to measure economic output is Gross Domestic Product…
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Are we there yet?
For months, investors have wondered when the Federal Reserve (Fed) might begin to “normalize” its policies, a process that will…
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The Chinese dragon cast a shadow…
…over free trade and foreign investment last week. For decades, investors have recognized the investment potential of China. Since the…
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Shortest ever.
Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finally announced the official dates for the recession that occurred in…
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The term “peak growth”…
…has become almost as popular as the comedy show Ted Lasso. Peak growth is a catchphrase with the potential…
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There was a gapers’ block …
…in financial markets last week as equity investors slowed to see what the United States Treasury bond market was up…
