Russia Removes a Few Troops from the Ukrainian Border…or Did They?... After massing more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border in what looked like preparations for war, Russia announced that ...
Week In Review – January 17 2022
Consumer Prices Rose 0.5% Last Month and Are Up 7% Over Last Year… This is the highest reading since 1982. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, rose 0.6% last month and is up 5.5% over last ...
Week In Review – December 20 2021
Federal Reserve Tapers Faster and Expects to Raise Rates in 2022… The central bankers announced that they will reduce bond buying by $30 billion per month, likely ending the program in March, and then ...
Week In Review – November 23 2021
Retail Sales Increase 1.7%...Consumer spending remains strong even as stimulus effects fade. What it means— There’s no doubt that consumers are still ordering goods with abandon, as is evidenced by ...
Week In Review – October 18 2021
Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes Show Broad Support for Taper… The minutes of the September meeting suggests the central bank reduce bond purchases starting in mid-November. What it means— The ...