U.S. Economy Slowed Down In The First Quarter – Domestic Economy
Domestic economic growth, as measured by GDP, turned negative for the first time since the second quarter of 2020, when the pandemic was in full...
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Wage Increases Can’t Keep Up With Inflation – Labor Market Overview
The most recent wage data released by the Labor Department showed a 5.7% increase in wages for the past year, yet still below current inflation...
Strengthening U.S. Dollar May Help Curtail Inflation – Consumer Inflation Dynamics
The U.S. dollar has risen over 7% since the beginning of the year driven by increasing interest rates and a flight to safety for international...
Why The Russian Economy Is So Vulnerable To The Current Sanctions – International Review
As U.S. oil producers, workers and drillers benefit from rising oil prices, Russia’s economy is starting to suffer from imposed sanctions. Newly enacted sanctions by...
Macro Economic Overview / May 2022
The most recent inflation data released revealed an 8.5% annual increase, yet came in below what many analysts had expected. A consensus is forming, among...
Women Getting Bigger Pay Raises Than Men – Labor Market Update
The pandemic derailed many working families, keeping family members home with children as schools and daycares were shuttered. Many mothers stayed home to care for...
What Commodities Have Been Most Affected – Global Dynamics
Global commodity prices have experienced extreme volatility since the inception of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Of concern is that many of the affected commodities...
What Is Stagflation – Inflation Overview
Becoming more of a topic throughout the financial media is stagflation, characterized as an environment with minimal economic growth, inflation, and elevated unemployment. The last...
How The Three Super Powers Have Evolved As The World’s Top Energy Producers – Energy Focus
For decades, Russia, also known as the former Soviet Union before 1991, the United States, and China have dominated global energy production. Energy is a...
Food & Gasoline Making Up More Of Consumer Expenditures – Consumer Inflation
Food and energy have become the two fastest rising expenses for consumers nationwide, as well as representing a larger proportion of total living costs. Currently,...