What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week
Weekly Economic Update: A brief, non-technical review of the previous week's U.S. economic data releases by Kevin A. Roth, PhD
It is a holiday week and you probably didn’t follow U.S. economic data releases. Here's what you missed during the week ending July 3rd. 1. Even as U.S. employers expanded payrolls at a solid but not spectacular pace during June, labor force participation fell to a 38-year low. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ payrolls report... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you have been distracted and didn’t follow U.S. economic data releases over the past week. Here's what you missed during the week ending June 26. 1.While not as bad as previously thought, the U.S. economy contracted during the first quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its third estimate of first quarter Gross Domestic... Continue Reading →
Week of June 15-19, 2015 With the weather heating up, you probably didn’t follow U.S. economic data releases over the past week. Here's what you missed during the week ending June 19. 1. The Federal Reserve did not act last week, but most Fed voting members expect to hike short-term interest rates by the end... Continue Reading →
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 