Monday Morning Outlook – The Endless Debt Fret – January 14, 2019
The Endless Debt Fret Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 1/14/2019 For the more than three decades we have been involved in analysis of the economy, one nagging constant has been pessimistic prognostications over the U.S....
Monday Morning Outlook – No Sign of Recession – January 7, 2019
No Sign of Recession Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief EconomistDate: 1/7/2019 Talk about destroying a narrative. On Friday, the Labor Department reported 312,000 new jobs in December, with an additional 58,000 from upward revisions to...
Monday Morning Outlook – Fading Fiscal Stimulus; Really? – November 19, 2018
"Fading" Fiscal Stimulus; Really? Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 11/19/2018 Fed Chair Jerome Powell and others have started a new narrative about economic "headwinds." They think past rate hikes, slower foreign growth,...
Monday Morning Outlook – The Plentiful Job Market – November 5, 2018
Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 11/5/2018 Growth is determined by a perpetual tug-of-war between entrepreneurship and government redistribution. When President Obama was in office, we believed incredible technological...
Monday Morning Outlook – Economy Rising – October 29, 2018
Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 10/29/2018 A solid 3.5% real GDP growth rate reported for Q3 wasn't enough to appease the doomsayers. They say inventories boosted growth and that can't last. Plus, they say,...
Monday Morning Outlook – Robust Growth Continues – October 22, 2018
Robust Growth Continues Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 10/22/2018 Economic growth continued at a robust rate in the third quarter, supporting the case for both a continued bull market in stocks and further rate hikes from...
Monday Morning Outlook – Heartburn, Not a Heart Attack – October 15, 2018
Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 10/15/2018 Not long ago, many investors were kicking themselves for not investing more when the stock market was cheaper. But when stocks fall, like they did last week, many...
Monday Morning Outlook – No Looming Recession – October 1, 2018
No Looming Recession Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 10/1/2018 As far as Harvard economist Martin Feldstein is concerned, we're all doomed. Feldstein says that the low interest rates of the last several years have created...
Monday Morning Outlook – Previewing the Fed – September 24, 2018
Previewing the Fed Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 9/24/2018 The Federal Reserve meets on Wednesday and there's one thing we know for sure: it's going to raise rates by another 25 basis points, lifting the federal funds...
Monday Morning Outlook – Wage Growth Steps Up – September 10, 2018
Wage Growth Steps Up Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 9/10/2018 Friday's jobs report finally included what appears to be evidence of the long-awaited acceleration in wage growth. Average hourly earnings grew 0.4% in August,...
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