Aaron Nathans

Here in picturesque New England, there’s winter and summer, but as the air grows warm and the birds come out, we don’t take off our boots just yet. The snow is melting, mucking up the lawn. And so it is with the economy as well.

American households are enjoying the fruits of a stronger economy, as they are seeing a higher net worth, and are feeling comfortable enough to increasingly use more credit, according to new data from the Federal Reserve.

A strange brew of economic data continued to bubble today as retail and food service sales fell for the third consecutive month in February, possibly due to severe weather. But that comes despite an improving labor market and other signs that the economy continues to expand. As consumer spending remains solid, researchers at the American…

Americans are quitting their jobs at a gradually quickening pace, which is a reassuring sign that the labor market continues to improve.

AIER’s research brief on retirement planning strategies continues to gather media attention as it was recently featured by a prominent financial advisers’ organization, as well as a business radio station. On Friday, the author of the report, AIER Research Fellow Luke Delorme, was featured on Wharton Business Radio, the Sirius/XM station run by the University…

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia yesterday named Patrick Harker as its new president. What’s interesting about this appointment is Harker’s background: Unlike most reserve bank presidents, Harker does not hold a doctorate in economics, nor has he worked inside the Fed system, although he has served on the Philly Fed board for the last…

There’s more data out this morning showing subdued inflationary pressures. The Commerce Department reported today that the price index for personal consumption expenditures increased at an annual rate of 0.2 percent in January. The Federal Reserve has set a target of 2 percent annual inflation, so this is far below that target.

Despite an economy that may have entered a soft patch, Americans are still beating a path to their health clubs, acupuncturists and spas.

There’s a little more evidence this morning that the economic expansion is in a soft patch, as the Consumer Price Index fell 7/10ths of a point in data released this morning by the Department of Labor. But to really understand what’s going on, you need to look below the headline.

Writing in the Huffington Post, AIER President Stephen Adams applauds Intel’s efforts to increase the number of women and minorities in its workforce.