US GDP Held Back By Housing

The US may be past the most recent era of foreclosures, but housing now has two other affordability issues: high Continue reading →

US Poverty Decreases

The US Census Bureau released data that shows a broader recovery is finally occurring. All income and minority classes are Continue reading →

Corporate Bonds Go Negative

The fact that various governments are issuing bonds with negative interest rates has been worrying enough. Now, corporations are doing Continue reading →

Governments Reach Record Debt

Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. The only time it was higher was in 1950 as Continue reading →

US Jobs August 2016

The good and the bad news is that employment and unemployment didn’t change much in the US in August. Unemployment Continue reading →

US Job Satisfaction Up

Gallup’s “Good Jobs Employment” measure hit a six year high of 47.1% in July. The number of employees working more Continue reading →

Record High Government Stimulus

Remember the quick fix solution to recovering from The Great Recession (the Second Great Depression)? Governments pumped hundreds of millions Continue reading →

Oil Glut Resurfaces

Oil prices are heading down, again. The rise of fracking and the subsequent oil price war drove down the price Continue reading →