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More Sideways Than Up

by on April 29, 2013

The economy just can't get on a roll. We managed to get passed the slow down of late last year only to run full square [more…]

Growth, But Barely?

by on February 28, 2013

Today's headline is that the economy grew, just, in the fourth quarter last year. GDP rose at an annual rate of 0.1%, down from 3.1% [more…]

A Mixed Week Ends Well

by on February 1, 2013

There was a flurry of economic news this week, most of which was encouraging. The economy is in decent shape. Not great, just decent.

We [more…]

The Economy Trips Up – Or Does It?

by on January 30, 2013

Oh dear. Two days ago I suggested things were looking up. Today we hear about fourth quarter economic growth. GDP - the measure we use, [more…]

Update On The Economy

by on November 29, 2012

It's been a long break occasioned by a string of visitors. What happened in the interim? Not a whole lot. Washington is now deeply immersed [more…]