The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a monthly index designed to gauge overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure.  Index Suggests Economic Growth...
Total ConstructionConstruction spending during May 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,139.8 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.0 percent)* below the revised...
Last week was one of the worst weeks in the history of the US stock market. Thursday’s plunge was the worst one-day loss other...
There’s an ancient adage that says, There’s nothing new under the sun. And so it is with a phrase that began to emerge late...
This is the time of year when lots of folks have visions of warming their feet by the fire while the cold wind whistles...
Everyone, or at least all the right-thinking people, believes that capitalism needs to be reformed. Elizabeth Warren calls her version Accountable Capitalism. Marco Rubio...
If you want to stay warm this winter you have two options—pay a lot more for fuel or wear a lot more clothes. It’s...
First, it was the Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit and the Great Reshuffle. Beginning in early 2021, workers began resigning at...
Mortgage applications in the last week rose 14.2% from the previous week as lower rates impact the economy even before the Fed starts their...