Consumer Spending Will Boost Earnings, Stocks, GDP Posted by Michael Carr | Nov 3, 2021 | Chart of the Day, Economy Last week’s GDP report showed that economic growth has been slowing, but the data suggests there are trillions in pent-up demand. Read More
Income Growth Is Back on Track, Unfortunately Posted by Michael Carr | Nov 1, 2021 | Chart of the Day, Economy Despite increases in personal income, unemployment and inflation remain major factors in the post-pandemic economy. Read More
Bond Traders Are Worried — Here’s Why Posted by Michael Carr | Oct 29, 2021 | Chart of the Day, Markets Traders expect market-based inflation to continue to rise past the Fed’s projections. Bond prices confirm this expectation. Read More
How Individual Investors Feel About the Next 6 Months Posted by Michael Carr | Oct 27, 2021 | Chart of the Day, Investing The AAII’s sentiment survey asks investors for their perspective on the stock market. The most recent survey shows investors are bullish. Read More
Why Consumers Are Right to Worry About Transitory Inflation Posted by Michael Carr | Oct 25, 2021 | Chart of the Day, Economy The Fed argues that transitory inflation is acceptable, but inflation, however transitory, still pushes prices higher in the long run. Read More