Biden Threatens Sanctions on Israeli Soldiers Yet Wants More Money for Israel
Tyler Mitchell After repeatedly telling Israel what it should not do, only to be rebuffed, Biden wants to send still…
Feelin’ Better Now Than Four Years Ago? Let’s Fact Check!
Samantha Parker I address the question from the standpoint of real (inflation adjusted) hourly earnings and assets, specifically home ownership.…
Supreme Court Arguments Show Trump Will Not Face Another Trial Before the Election
The Court will reject Trump’s absolute immunity argument, but Trump wins on everything else. Expect a long delay…
Hot Retail Sales Surge, What’s In, What’s Out?
Consumers went on a huge buying spree in March with upward revisions to February. Online sales surged 2.7…
Get Ready for a Media Circus: Trump’s New York Trial Kicks Off This Week!
Alex Thompson Trump’s hush-money criminal trial starts Monday with jury selection. He is required to attend. Can Trump get a…
China Produces 55 Percent of All Steel, Biden and Trump Eye Tariffs
China produces nearly 80% more than the next nine biggest steel producers, which are, in order, India, Japan,…
Interactive Websites: Who Will Win the Presidential Election?
At least four sites have interactive maps that let you make changes to determine who will win in…
The Fed Eyes Just One Interest Rate Cut This Year, Totally Confused About 2025
The Fed delivered its expected statement at today’s FOMC meeting. All eyes were instead on the “Dot Plot”…
The CPI is Flat for the Month, but Rent is Up Big Again
The St. Louis Fed, AKA Fred is abysmally late updating its data feed. I have too many charts…
Why Consumers Are Angry About the Economy in Five Pictures
Today the BEA released April data on inflation-adjusted income and spending. Let’s discuss the charts. Data from the…