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Will a Slowing US Economy Curtail Future Rate Hikes?

On Thursday, August 26, the Commerce Department reported that while the US economy is shrinking, it is not declining as much as previously…

Aug 27, 2022

Will a Slowing US Economy Curtail Future Rate Hikes?

Aug 27, 2022

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Anxious Investors Wonder, Has Inflation Peaked?

On August 8th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in lower than expected at 8.5%. The…

Aug 12, 2022

Anxious Investors Wonder, Has Inflation Peaked?

Aug 12, 2022

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US Trade Boosts Weak GDP in June

The US Trade Deficit improved for the month of June as exports regained strength. On August 4, the Commerce Department reported that the…

Aug 4, 2022

US Trade Boosts Weak GDP in June

Aug 4, 2022

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Globalization 2.0

In the spring of 2005, Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote a book that claimed to predict the future. In 2022, everything was upended. …

Jul 29, 2022

Globalization 2.0

Jul 29, 2022

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Food and Energy Prices Drive Inflation

On July 18, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices were up 9.1% over the year ended June 2022. It was the largest…

Jul 28, 2022

Food and Energy Prices Drive Inflation

Jul 28, 2022

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Housing Market Cools . . . a little.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 20.4% in the year that ended in April 2022, down slightly from the 20.6% in…

Jun 29, 2022

Housing Market Cools . . . a little.

Jun 29, 2022

Craig Hafer

Retail sales fall in May

June 15, 2022: U.S. retail sales fell in May 2022 by 0.3% while data for April 2022 was revised lower to show sales increasing by just 0.7%…

Jun 21, 2022

Jun 21, 2022

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Dynamic Economies

With the world’s eyes glued on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, few journalists noted the irony that February 21–28, 2022 marked the 50th…

May 11, 2022

Dynamic Economies

May 11, 2022

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A Debate on Debt —Modern Monetary Theory, Alexander Hamilton and the end of fiscal conservatism.

In September 1789, a 32-year-old Alexander Hamilton had a problem. As the newly appointed secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was…

Jan 29, 2021

A Debate on Debt —Modern Monetary Theory, Alexander Hamilton and the end of fiscal conservatism.

Jan 29, 2021

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Donald Trump, Alice Cooper & the Tipping Point.

As the US battles the coronavirus pandemic, it appears that the nation is on the verge of a Tipping Point changing our view of the world.

Jul 14, 2020

Donald Trump, Alice Cooper & the Tipping Point.

Jul 14, 2020

Craig Hafer

Craig Hafer

Craig Hafer is an investment professional who writes on the market and economy with a focus how these stories may impact investors. Contact: craig@walsky.com

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