The currency seems to have a negative effect… There are two sides to every story, even for US-China foreign trade. Ever since China emerged to the world economy as a major manufacturing […]
US-China trade: There are two sides to every story.
United States meets protectionism: anti-trade sentiment will not last further than the primaries.
Journalists seem alarmed by the fact that the Republican and Democratic primaries have the potential to shift a historical stance on U.S. trade policy. That is, most of the American governments during […]
Internal demand strengthens as external conditions weaken.
Main national economic indicators reveal a solidifying moment of the American economy. In spite of job losses in mining and oil-related sectors, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February; and […]
Low price of oil: some winners and losers.
Low prices of gas and oil are creating a reallocation of wealth not seen very often in capitalism. The recent version of the Beige Book from the Federal Reserve Bank gives some […]
Is the Google search term “Dollar Rate” an useful predictor for economic crisis?
Economic conditions in the United States are so unchanging that economists started to explore global conditions as potential threats to its economy. Without ruling out financial institutions altogether, economists are confident current […]
Gross Domestic Product in 2015: same tempo as in 2014.
Real GDP in the United States increased by 2.4 percent in 2015 when compared to 2014. This growth rate represents the same tempo as in 2014. Growth was pulled up mainly by […]
Real Earnings: Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2016.
Press Release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All employees Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent from December to January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]
A set of possible negative US economic shocks.
The puzzling aspect of recent data on inflation has been the deflation trajectory forged by oil prices. The index on energy by itself has fallen 28.7 percent over the year. Just in […]
Have student loans outstripped mortgage debt?
Recent data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York show mortgage credit has not expanded much since the beginning of the current economic expansion. Unlike many other loans products, Mortgage […]
Unemployment rate continues to decline in July 2015.
The unemployment rate continues to decline in July 2015 for most of the metropolitan areas within the United States. 92% of the metropolitan areas in the Nation experienced lower unemployment rates than […]
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