Weather and season often offer wonderful metaphors for economics. Recent storms sweeping the nation are no exception. Here in Southern California, we’ve had a real winter (by California standards, of course) for the first time in what seems like years; take the above photo from Jerry S.
Economic indicators come is three varieties, differentiated by their timing. Some offer an insight into the future. We call these leading indicators; for instance, new orders data help us see a bit over the horizon. Others tell us more about the here and now; these are coincident indicators like industrial production or personal income. Finally, there are lagging indicat
Music has a magic to it. Just the other day a young man was practicing the trumpet in a park near my home. Mind you, he was practicing and miles from Mr. Davis, but the blare of his brass mellowed the moment as the sun was setting. For me, it was as if everything was all right.
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A description of the feeling a person gets after receiving a piece of shock news concerning their employment i.e. demotion, redundancy, loss of benefit, changes to working routines or dismissal. Often due to unforeseen circumstances which lead to the recipient ending up in said state. (www.urbandictionary.com)
America’s central bankers gathered for the first time this year earlier in the week. Each year, four presidents of the Fed’s regional banks serve a 12-month term on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to help the seven governors and the President of the New York Regional Fed Bank set monetary policy, making this the first time for the current mix to decide on interest rat
The world’s economy has run with remarkable efficiency for decades. Coming out of World War Two, trading to some extent started becoming more coordinated. While not a perfect system (is there one?), trade relationships offered reasons for peace. This transnational approach to commerce helped lift standards of living across many parts of the globe. Just-in-time manu
Every day these notes are sent from Southern California where Atlas is headquartered, the land of seismic shocks. Without notice (although there is this earthquake early warning system), the ground begins shaking as plates move against each other along the San Andreas Fault System. Most
Perhaps you’ve already started being good for the 2023 holiday season. I know I have because my niece Cora keeps tabs on the entire family all year. No matter what month it is, she can let you know whether you’re trending on the good or bad side of things. I just bought her a bottle of sparkling maple syrup hoping to curry some favor the next time we visit in case
Superlatives are easy to use but difficult to defend, so Atlas won’t use one here. We are willing, however, to use a technical phrase when describing 2022: it sucked. Right out of the gate, the market peaked on the first trading day of the year and then trended lower for the remainder. A similar pattern developed in the bond market. Providing the other bookend for
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