In the IS-LM equation, we have the investment function:
Through yesterday:
I was looking to see what the Administration’s Mid-Session Review economic forecast looked like. Alas, courtesy of Jared Bernstein, I am disappointed. Did Vought et al. purge all the economists from the CEA, Treasury and OMB? The MSR:
With August hourly earnings and nowcasted August CPI:
Evidence of continued growth:
Down, under Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0:
Back at the end of 2024, EJ Antoni was citing the Primerica Household Budget Index as indicator of consumer conditions.
From the ADP release:
Improving through 2025Q3. But taking out the revenue associated with the illegal IEEPA tariffs, well…