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U.S. GDP sees healthy growth
Dec 23, 2025From July through September, U.S. gross domestic product rose 4.3%, the highest in two years. At a time when many consumers are feeling economic pressure, higher earners and certain businesses are doi...
U.S. dollar down, gold hits all-time high
Dec 22, 2025Gold surpassed $4,400-per-ounce for the first time Monday. Prices are up 60% in 2025. In the same year, the value of the U.S. dollar slipped 9%. What gives? In both cases, economic and geopolitical un...
The 2025 consumer sentiment rollercoaster
Dec 19, 2025Consumer sentiment really ran the gamut this year. But right now, Americans are feeling almost as bad about the economy as they were when inflation was at its peak summer of 2022. In this episode, we ...
That CPI report got a Black Friday discount
Dec 18, 2025November inflation data came in lower than expected, according to the latest CPI report. But we can’t compare it to the previous month, since the BLS skipped several October reports. And data collecti...
Oil flow or oil freeze?
Dec 17, 2025A U.S. blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers may sound disruptive, but global oil is plentiful, and Gulf Coast refiners remain tied to Venezuela’s heavy crude after decades of investment. If sanctions ar...
Unemployment hits four-year high
Dec 16, 2025The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% in November, according to the latest BLS jobs report. There’s also data showing more Americans are reentering the workforce and more part-time workers are lo...
Time to strike out on your own?
Dec 15, 2025IRS filings for new business applications have been climbing the past few months — particularly in the retail sector. The last time we saw a spike like this was in 2020. Are Americans ditching the cor...
The stock market isn't the economy — but it's not nothing either
Dec 12, 2025While markets are mellowing a bit, three major stock indexes closed at record highs on Thursday. Reminder: The stock market is not the economy! But it still can tell us how investors — and by associat...
Why the Fed is thinking about immigration
Dec 11, 2025Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s latest presser was all about the job market. Buried among the usual talking points, like hiring sentiment and the unemployment rate, was immigration. That’s because ...
Fed rate cut diverges from global central bank strategy
Dec 10, 2025The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter point. That’s pretty much what analysts expected. But in other parts of the world, central banks have been signaling that they plan...