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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…

2 min readAug 27, 2022

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Will a Slowing US Economy Curtail Future Rate Hikes?

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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…

2 min readAug 12, 2022

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Anxious Investors Wonder, Has Inflation Peaked?

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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…

2 min readAug 4, 2022

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US Trade Boosts Weak GDP in June

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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. …

6 min readJul 29, 2022

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Globalization 2.0

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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…

2 min readJul 28, 2022

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Food and Energy Prices Drive Inflation

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Craig Hafer

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…

2 min readJun 29, 2022

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Housing Market Cools . . . a little.

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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%…

2 min readJun 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…

5 min readMay 11, 2022

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Dynamic Economies

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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…

5 min readJan 29, 2021

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

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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.

5 min readJul 14, 2020

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Donald Trump, Alice Cooper & the Tipping Point.

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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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