by Bob Polley | Mar 23, 2020 | articles
The Coronavirus Contraction Brian S. Wesbury, Chief EconomistRobert Stein, Deputy Chief EconomistDate: 3/23/2020 Due to fears about the Coronavirus – more specifically, the forceful government measures designed to halt its spread, the US is on the front edge of the...
by Bob Polley | Mar 17, 2020 | articles
Fed Fires Bazooka at Coronavirus Brian S. Wesbury, Chief EconomistRobert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Date: 3/16/2020 Back in July 2008, then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said he wanted a “bazooka” to deal with financial threats to Fannie Mae and...
by Bob Polley | Mar 9, 2020 | articles
A Coronavirus Recession? Brian S. Wesbury, Chief EconomistRobert Stein, Deputy Chief EconomistDate: 3/9/2020 No one knows with any real certainty how much, or for how long, the Coronavirus will impact the US economy. What we do know is that it will have an impact....
by Bob Polley | Feb 27, 2020 | articles
Time to Fear the Coronavirus?Brian S. Wesbury, Chief EconomistRobert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist Monday, fear over the Coronavirus finally gripped investors, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index fell over 3% – the largest daily...
by Bob Polley | Feb 19, 2020 | articles
Monday Morning Outlook – Lessons from Japan? Brian S. Wesbury, Chief EconomistRobert Stein, Deputy Chief EconomistDate: 2/18/2020 Thirty years ago, many in the US were in fear that a rising power in Asia was on the verge of eclipsing the US. Now it’s...
by Bob Polley | Feb 14, 2020 | articles
Monday Morning Outlook – Jobs, Coronavirus, and the Budget Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist | Robert Stein, Deputy Chief EconomistDate: 2/10/2020 In January, US payrolls expanded by 225,000, not only beating the consensus forecast, but also forecasts...
