Employment strong but what about the rest of US economy?

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 21, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

Despite all the disarray and the confusion in Washington about immigration, the employment statistics remain strong. Initial jobless claims in the week ending June 16 fell to their lowest levels since the early-1970. The unemployment rate when it is next reported...

What is the cost of winning a Trade War?

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 19, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy, Tariffs

Last night President Trump announced that he was levying an additional $200 billion of tariffs and Chinese imports.  The result was significant stock market declines throughout Asia and Europe. Several weeks ago, Mr. Trump said that winning a trade war wasn’t so...

Speech given by FOMC member about US economy is telling

by Michael Markowski | Jun 18, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

Bloomberg reported that the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s President Raphael Bostic who is also a member of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) has become less optimistic about the U.S. economy.   This is due to concerns by the business community...

Why has Stock Market Waited Until NOW to React to Tariffs?

by Michael Markowski | Jun 18, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy, Tariffs

The Dow 30 industrials and S&P 500 declined significantly when the US markets opened this morning.  Stock market indices in Asia and Europe declined earlier today. The declines were from the anxiety which was caused due to the official start of the trade war...

Quo vadis America?

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 18, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

The American economy went through almost ten years of a wrenching economic stagnation.  At the start of 2018 it looked as though the American economy was finally expanding nicely and broadly. Then President Trump decided to throw a wrench into the global economy by...

Is a Potential Trump Recession in the Making?

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 11, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy

Talk about an impending stock market crash and another deep recession is heating up. The latest is a comment by former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke who said that the time between now and 2020 is a crucial period for the markets to correct and for the US economy to remain...