Author: Kevin Roth

Kevin A. Roth, PhD published a weekly economic newsletter for a Washington, DC association for 8.5 years. Then it stopped. This blog builds on the tradition of that newsletter by giving readers a brief, easy-to-read summary of what happened in the U.S. economy over the past week. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Kevin’s current employer. No endorsements are implied. Any data presented are owned by their respective creators.

And They’re Off: March 14 – 18

The Federal Reserve begins its tightening campaign. Here are the five things we learned from U.S. economic data released during the week ending March 18.  The Fed makes the first of many more moves. The statement released following the past week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) started with “[i]ndicators of economic activity and employment have... Continue Reading →

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