EJ Antoni noted a year ago (Sept 6, 2024):
gov’t and the gov’t-dominated healthcare sector [employment growth].. it’s all tax-payer funded, and it’s not at all sustainable
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One of These Is Not Like the Others – Messages from the FOMC SEP
FOMC votes to reduce the Fed funds rate by 25bps with one dissent (Stephen Miran, on loan from CEA), who argued for 50 bps decline.
Business Cycle Indicators at Mid-September
Industrial and manufacturing production, and retail sales, all beating consensus. Nonetheless, there’s a tendency toward trending sideways.
EJ Antoni, August 22: “The Coming Recession May Have Already Arrived”
That’s the title of an article reprinted at the Heritage.com, by current BLS Commissioner-nominee EJ Antoni,
The Thanks of a Grateful (Coffee-Drinking) Nation
Coffee prices up and away — in the US.
CBO, CEA-OMB-Treasury, and SPF GDP Forecasts: One Is Not Like the Others…
The CEA-OMB-Treasury (“Troika”) forecast looks out of line with the CBO projection and the SPF median forecast.
The Trump Economy Now: “Dead in the water”
That’s former CBO Director Doug Holtz-Eakin (seem minute 2 on this video) (h/t Philip Webre):
Sentiment Declines
Here are standardized indices for Michigan Sentiment, Conference Board Confidence, and Gallup Confidence.
Food at Home CPI – Accelerating Growth
From the CPI release:
I Laughed and Laughed and Laughed
From the Hill oped, Sen. Mullin opines: