Not When, But How Many People may be in the thick of their summer vacations, but there’s no such thing as time off for financial markets. Last week was a prime example of that and judging by what’s on the calendar for this week, we’re likely to get another such reminder. Several economic indicators will…Read more
Driving Prices Higher: Housing and… Auto Insurance? Who’s to blame for inflation? We can all see prices increasing on everything from housing to cars to groceries – and more. But not all goods and services are created equal when it comes to inflation. And though there may not be one person who’s responsible, there are…Read more
Slow Spending Strong spending has helped buoy an uncertain economy over the past few months. But American consumers might finally be tapping out. Retail sales dipped 0.1% between October and September — the first decline since March after a strong summer for consumer spending. Economic Sales Data The sales declines were broad-based, though furniture stores…Read more
