America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 June 21, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to June 15, …
The June Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on June 16, 2012. The headline is “Recovery Slows as Global Risks Rise.” I found various excerpts to be notable, including the following: Most economists still expect the U.S. to avoid falling into a recession. But they project lackluster growth of about 2% for the …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 June 14, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to June 8, …
On June 6 the June 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 notable excerpts: U.S. finance chiefs plan to expand workforce by 2.5 percent, on average over the next year. Nearly 30 …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 June 7, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to June 1, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 May 31, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 5-25-12 on a …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 May 24, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 5-18-12 on a …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 May 11, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 5-11-12 on a …
The May Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on May 14, 2012. The headline is “Economists Forecast Subdued Growth in 2012.” I found the following excerpts to be notable: The economy is expected to add about 185,000 jobs a month over the next year. That rate of growth hasn’t been seen since 2006, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 May 10, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 5-4-12 on a …