July Jobs Report Shows Workers Under Strain By Dan McLaughlin August 5, 2022 Press coverage has been straight out of the White House hymnal, but a closer look suggests why a lot of workers are not feeling so thrilled right now.
Today in Capital Matters: Recession and Conference Notes By Dominic Pino August 4, 2022 Patrick Horan discusses whether we’re in a recession, and Dominic Pino covers last weekend’s American Economic Forum.
Today in Capital Matters: Child Care By Dominic Pino August 3, 2022 Jack Salmon covers child care and the federal government over on Capital Matters.
Nervous Consumers and Large Inventories: Tough Times in Retail By Andrew Stuttaford August 3, 2022 The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Survey didn’t reveal much in the way of good cheer last week, falling for the third consecutive month.
The Vast Economic Wreckage the Statists Have Caused By George Leef August 2, 2022 Today, Biden, Schumer, Pelosi et al. are imposing their own planning visions on us, and the damage is enormous.
Yes, We’re in a Recession, So What Should the Government Do? By George Leef August 1, 2022 It should not raise taxes and impose more regulation.
Paul Krugman Claims U.S. Not in a Recession: ‘What Does It Matter?’ By Caroline Downey July 31, 2022 ‘What does it matter whether you use the ‘r’ word or not?’ Krugman said.
Stagflation by Any Other Name By The Editors July 29, 2022 Whatever the NBER calls the state of the economy, it’s 9.1 percent inflation, declining real incomes, and declining economic output.
‘Strong Labor Market’ By Kevin D. Williamson July 29, 2022 Tossing that phrase around can’t hide the reality that Americans’ paychecks are shrinking in real terms.
The GDP Number(s) By Ramesh Ponnuru July 29, 2022 The Fed should keep its focus on tighter money even as a weak economy increases the pressure on it to ease up.