Buzz on Business

Downward Revision: The Biggest Job Growth Blunder in 20 Years

William Walsh
On Wednesday of this week, the US Labor Department revised its calculation for the number of new jobs created in the twelve months ending in March of ...

Government Subsidies and Inflation: Unpacking the Housing Debate

William Walsh
Consider the market for widgets. Widgets are a necessity, have been in short supply and their price has increased by about 25% in recent years and now...

Jobless Claims Jitters: Don't Be Fooled by the Headlines

William Walsh
A good day for stocks was supposedly sparked by economic reports released Thursday morning that supposedly were good news and that supposedly showed t...

Is Stagflation Lurking? The Buzz on Business Examines Friday's Jobs Report

William Walsh
Friday’s employment report came in well below expectations. We’ll get into the details in just a minute but the stock and bond markets celebrated ...

Fed Rate Cuts in 2024? Don't Hold Your Breath, But Here's What To Watch Now

William Walsh
The Producer Price Index complex, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, came in a tick better than expected Thursday morning. More on that ...

Risk Premium Squeeze: How Inflation Makes Stocks Less Attractive

William Walsh
Higher than expected inflation numbers turned buyers into sellers on Wednesday as the hopes and dreams of traders for a near-term rate cut were dashed...

Fed Rate Cuts on Hold? The Financial Animal Says We Told You So!

William Walsh
Sometimes, we think that the best job for us would have been as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. It seems to us that all these guys...

Fed Tightrope Walk: Can They Fight Inflation Without Causing a Recession?

William Walsh
A lot has happened since the last Fed meeting. Specifically, a spike, a persistent spike In the inflation numbers. And the market’s apparent policy ...

Stocks Down, But Resilient? Economist Makes Case for Fed Action.

William Walsh
Lots of red numbers on the Giant Quote machine on Friday, but, to be honest, while stocks are down since the unexpectedly hot inflation numbers came i...

Inflation Spikes, Stocks Yawn

William Walsh
There’s no getting around it. The economic news that was released before the bell yesterday was pretty bad. Retail Sales missed expectations and wer...

Inflation Watch: Producer Price Index on Tap Today

William Walsh
A strange day on Wall Street. Stocks traded in a narrow range. Volume was decent. Advancers led decliners. And  by mid-afternoon, we had mostly green...

The Economic Landscape: A Critical Examination Beyond the Powell Testimony

William Walsh
Because we care about our podcast listeners, we watched the testimony of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell before the United States Senate ...

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