Daily Economy
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Don’t Be Misled By Weak GDP Numbers
Headlines this morning had a decidedly downbeat tone about the economy, as the Commerce Department revised downward the already lackluster first-quarter gross domestic product numbers. But our senior research fellow, Bob Hughes, said a closer reading of this morning’s data shows the economy really isn’t too bad.
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Is a Solar Powered Future Realistic?
Recent headlines suggest that after years of slow growth and marginal developments, solar energy may finally be poised to launch into the mainstream.
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The Impact of Stabilizing Gas Prices
With the price of gasoline stabilizing, so has AIER’s Everyday Price Index. The index was unchanged in April after it increased 0.8 percent in March. The broader Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 percent in April.
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Green Shoots for the Economy
New data out this morning offer continued clues that we are slinking out of the winter economic soft patch.
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More Debate Over Those First-Quarter GDP Numbers
Economists at the San Francisco Fed, and the Federal Reserve Board’s own economists, are divided over whether first-quarter economic growth numbers present a true picture of the state of the economy, especially during a period of bad weather.
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Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has
When issues of taxes and government budget are discussed, we sometimes hear of the “good old days” when top marginal tax rates and corporate tax rates were much higher. Back then, the federal government was able to fund everything we wanted to fund, like investment in infrastructure and in science and education. Those “good old…
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Is a ‘Great Reset’ Underway in the Economy?
George Mason University Professor of Economics Tyler Cowan wrote this interesting piece about the state of the post-Great-Recession economy in today’s edition of The Upshot in The New York Times.
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Corporate Strength, Consumer Spending Should Boost Economy
Despite sluggish economic growth over the winter, consumers are poised to lead a resurgence in economic activity in the months ahead, our research team says in the new edition of Business Conditions Monthly.
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Don’t Be Misled By Weak GDP Numbers
Headlines this morning had a decidedly downbeat tone about the economy, as the Commerce Department revised downward the already lackluster first-quarter gross domestic product numbers. But our senior research fellow, Bob Hughes, said a closer reading of this morning’s data shows the economy really isn’t too bad.
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Is a Solar Powered Future Realistic?
Recent headlines suggest that after years of slow growth and marginal developments, solar energy may finally be poised to launch into the mainstream.
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•
The Impact of Stabilizing Gas Prices
With the price of gasoline stabilizing, so has AIER’s Everyday Price Index. The index was unchanged in April after it increased 0.8 percent in March. The broader Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 percent in April.
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•
Green Shoots for the Economy
New data out this morning offer continued clues that we are slinking out of the winter economic soft patch.
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•
More Debate Over Those First-Quarter GDP Numbers
Economists at the San Francisco Fed, and the Federal Reserve Board’s own economists, are divided over whether first-quarter economic growth numbers present a true picture of the state of the economy, especially during a period of bad weather.
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Taxes Haven’t Changed Much, But Spending Has
When issues of taxes and government budget are discussed, we sometimes hear of the “good old days” when top marginal tax rates and corporate tax rates were much higher. Back then, the federal government was able to fund everything we wanted to fund, like investment in infrastructure and in science and education. Those “good old…
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•
Is a ‘Great Reset’ Underway in the Economy?
George Mason University Professor of Economics Tyler Cowan wrote this interesting piece about the state of the post-Great-Recession economy in today’s edition of The Upshot in The New York Times.
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•
Corporate Strength, Consumer Spending Should Boost Economy
Despite sluggish economic growth over the winter, consumers are poised to lead a resurgence in economic activity in the months ahead, our research team says in the new edition of Business Conditions Monthly.