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Economy down, Market up, Does it make sense?

October 9, 2020August 17, 2020

Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash While the economy registered a significant drop in this quarter, the market indexes skyrocketed. The fastest 30% drawdown in the history of global equities in the first quarter, followed by the most substantial 50-day advance in market history in the second quarter. It proves that markets are driven …

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Biden’s Clever Campaign Strategy

February 11, 2021August 15, 2020

Biden’s campaign strategy is shrewd: he is not wasting time and money trying to sell himself as the best option. He is just letting Trump do his campaign for him, and Trump is doing a great job. Biden is not trying to win; he …

Predicting the Winner

February 11, 2021August 5, 2020

https://nyti.ms/30tXQ28 Allan Lichtman predicting the winner https://nyti.ms/30tXQ28

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The Great Hack

February 11, 2021July 6, 2020

Exploring how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as uncovered by journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Watch full movie following this link: https://g.co/kgs/BXofWN

U.S. International Investment Position

February 9, 2021June 30, 2020

U.S. International Investment Position, First Quarter 2020, Year 2019, and Annual Update First Quarter 2020 The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$12.06 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2020, according to statistics …

Trump’s missteps threaten GOP majority in Senate

February 11, 2021June 30, 2020

“McKinley sat on his front porch and didn’t campaign and was elected President. So it is possible for Biden to sit in his basement and not campaign and be elected President,” Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) tweeted recently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/always-trumpers-complain-as-presidents-missteps-threaten-senate-gop-majority/2020/06/30/9857f9a6-ba41-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html

Economic Policy in times of Coronavirus, two approaches

February 22, 2021June 27, 2020

Economic policy in times of Coronavirus, two approaches It is interesting to observe in a graph the correlation between the deluge of money released by the Federal Reserve Board since March, and its effect on the S&P 500 index. The moment the funds start to flow, the direction of the curve reverses its course …

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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary

February 9, 2021June 25, 2020

EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – MARCH 2020 Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $37.73 per hour worked in March 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries cost employers $25.91 while benefit costs were $11.82. Total compensation …

Jobless Claims Top Estimates

February 9, 2021June 25, 2020

More than one-third of America’s lowest-paid workers were laid off during the pandemic-induced recession, about four times the number of job losses experienced by the top earners, according to new research led by Federal Reserve Board economists. “We find that more than 35% of all workers in …

Balance of Payments

February 9, 2021June 24, 2020

U.S. International Transactions, First Quarter 2020 and Annual UpdateCurrent Account Deficit Narrows by 0.1 Percent in First Quarter Current Account Balance, First Quarter The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents …