The Markets Shortest ever. Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finally announced the official dates for the recession that occurred in 2020. Economic […]

The Markets The term “peak growth” has become almost as popular as the comedy show Ted Lasso.  Peak growth is a catchphrase with the potential to […]

The Markets There was a gapers’ block in financial markets last week as equity investors slowed to see what the United States Treasury bond market was […]

The Markets The world is about halfway back to normal. The Economist developed the Global Normalcy Index (GNI) to measure the post-pandemic return to normal. In […]

The Markets What begins with the letter “I”? Infrastructure is essential and sometimes taken for granted. Pipes carry drinking water to our homes, offices, and healthcare […]

The Markets Is that a hawk? The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) met last week. They get together eight times a year to review current […]

The Markets It’s transitory. It’s not transitory. It’s transitory. It’s not transitory. Media analysts were plucking the inflation daisy petals last week. On Thursday, the Bureau […]

The Markets Pulling the economy out of the shed. If you’ve ever stored tools or machinery in a shed or garage for an extended period of […]

The Markets Are we at a tipping point? One side effect of the pandemic was a collapse in demand for oil, which led to “the largest […]