The Federal Reserve has come under intense scrutiny, not only from our President, but also from the stock market bulls who are blaming them for the 2018 sell-off. Specifically they are going after Fed Chairman Jay Powell saying he “doesn’t understand how the markets work” or
This week it was announced the current Federal Government Budget Deficit hit its highest level in 6 years. The combination of tax cuts, slower than expected economic growth, and increased spending accelerated the budget deficit at a rate alarming enough to lead even Republicans to call for cuts in spending.
When you hear a non-business radio station discussing the rise in interest rates it is clearly something people are starting to notice. Most people, including too many financial reporters want to group all interest rates into a single category. They do not understand the inner-workings of how interest rates are
This week we learned the Median Household Income of Americans finally surpassed the 2007 peak. Inside the report released by the Census Bureau was a long discussion of the “lost decade” for most Americans. Masked by the overall income level is the fact average earnings are down, but
When the estimated growth rate for the US economy was released for the 2nd quarter, President Trump touted it as evidence of “an economic turnaround of historic proportions.” One of the secrets of the President’s success throughout his life has been his ability to spin things
