Tag: Economy

In early 2017, a strange pattern began to appear. So-called soft economic numbers – surveys of business leaders and consumers – started to look...

Businesses feel good about their immediate prospects but are increasingly wary of what might lie ahead for the overall economy.That’s the biggest takeaway from...

It’s generally accepted that one of the keys to a healthy economy is a robust banking system. For some reason, though, central banks seem...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s Current Conditions Index remained at a value of 58 in May, showing no change from the two previous months, but...

As the age profile of Republican voters has risen, a certain note of complaint about young people has become a more prominent part of...

With recession anxieties climbing, people are increasingly worried about the Federal Reserve’s capacity to respond. I take issue with the premise: I don’t expect...

I first suggested the U.S. economy was headed toward a recession more than a year ago, and now others are forecasting the same. I...

President Donald Trump and the Republicans’ tax cut is proving to be vastly more generous for corporate America, and vastly more expensive for taxpayers,...

Saying that higher wages were coming wasn’t an especially popular viewpoint as recently as 2016. It was a little less radical to suggest that...

What kind of revenue growth do you predict for your company in 2019? Moderate growth: 78.6% Remain the same: 21.4% Significant growth: 0% Loss of revenue: 0%Will your...