ISM Services Weakens, Respondents Show Tariff Concerns
Tyler Mitchell ISM services slipped in January as manufacturing rebounded. ISM chart and excerpts below by permission from the Institute…
ADP Payrolls Better than Expected But Two-Thirds of the Economy Has Stalled
ADP reported a better than expected 183,000 jobs in January, but small business trends are unsettling. ADP vs…
Some Staunch Trump Supporters Will Not Defend His Gaza Proposal
It’s tough to defend genocide and ethnic cleansing as a negotiation tactic. But many do. Gaza Critics @ComicDaveSmith,…
Trump Cancels USAID Funding After DOGE Finds $8.2 Million Paid to Politico
Elon Musk stirred up a hornet’s nest by investigating some very smelly USAID payments. $8.2 Million Went to…
Fedthink! The Fed Is Incompetent by Design and Can’t Be Fixed
Is the Fed playing politics? Does the Fed know what it’s doing at all? Fedthink! Today I coined…
Mexico Tariffs on Hold After Border Agreement on Fentanyl and Guns
Who backed down? Trump or Mexico? It’s really both. And it’s an illusion Trump gained anything. Mexican President…
WSJ “Trump Blinks on North American Tariffs” Agree or Disagree?
I nearly used that title before the Journal. And now, Canada gets a reprieve too. Trump Blinks This…
China Retaliates Against Tariffs, Will Trump Escalate the Trade War?
Trump backed down from Canada and Mexico Tariffs. I suspect not this time. But China retaliated, so what…
Job Openings Drop by 556,000 in December, Quits Show Job Finding Stress
Job openings have collapsed. And the number of quits confirms people are staying put. JOLTS job data from…
Another Great DEI Move by Trump Will Ban Men from Female School Sports
Trump is making massive progress ending DEI nonsense. Expect another win tomorrow. I am pleased to report Trump…