Notes on the Economy – Q2 2023 Summary
It would not take much to push the economy into a downturn serious enough to warrant a recession label.
It would not take much to push the economy into a downturn serious enough to warrant a recession label.
Your credit score doesn’t care about your annual income, only how many debts you have and whether you can pay them back.
Judging by the economic data, no hare has yet entered the 2023 GDP race; the safest bet is likely on the tortoise.
The economy is currently balanced on the edge of a recession precipice, but it could fall over the edge early next year.
The Federal Reserve has a full house of policymakers determined to bring inflation down; interest rates will continue upward—even at the risk of recession.
U.S. economic output hit a pothole, falling an annualized 1.4%, in the first quarter of 2022; fortunately, the wheels were not knocked off the economic machine.
The U.S. economy, along with the global economy, has been taking a ride on the COVID-19 roller coaster, as growth has alternately accelerated and decelerated.
The Delta variant and global supply-chain disruptions are two primary reasons for the slowdown in growth during the third quarter. However, economic activity is set to rebound in the fourth quarter.
New COVID-19 variants pose a threat to an otherwise positive global economic outlook. Learn more about how that impacts investors in our 24-page report.
The U.S. economy has basted off into a high-growth trajectory. Learn more about how that impacts investors in our 24-page report.