America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on January 23, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to January 17, …
The January Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on January 16, 2014. The headline is “WSJ Survey: End Emergency Jobless Benefits, Don’t Raise Minimum Wage.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the Q&A found in the spreadsheet. One …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on January 16, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to January 10, …
On January 8, 2014, The Conference Board and PwC released the 4th Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 60, up from 54 in the third quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this January 8 Press Release include: …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on January 9, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to January 3, …
On December 11 the December Duke/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey (pdf) was released. It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In this CFO Survey, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts: Nearly half of U.S. companies are reluctant to hire full-time employees because of the ACA. One in …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on January 2, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to December 27, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on December 26, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to December 20, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on December 19, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to December 13, …
The December Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on December 13, 2013. The headline is “Economists Split on Start of Fed Pullback.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the Q&A found in the spreadsheet. As to the …