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Vigilantes are not something one ties to the boring old bond market very often.  However, a well-known economist, Ed Yardini, coined the term back in the 1980s when bond market investors protested against what they perceived as inflationary or fiscally irresponsible government policies.  They could be causing a stir once again. 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one way to measure the output of our economy.   It considers how money is spent in America by consumers, businesses, and the government.  Recently, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the advance report on first quarter 2025 GDP, and it was negative for the first time since declining for two consecutive quarters in 2022. 

The engine in one of my cars turns off when at a complete stop until the brake is released.  The idea is to not burn fuel idling at lights or in traffic.  Recently, I noticed that it was no longer doing that but never took the time to figure out why.

According to chiefexecutive.net, optimism remains stubbornly low in America’s C-Suites (the group of senior executives in a company whose titles typically start with "Chief”).  Each month they conduct America’s largest monthly poll of CEOs.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has become a bellwether for cultural trends among young Americans.  This year’s second weekend is getting started shortly, and the event may be morphing into an economic bellwether for this cohort as well.  Ticketing data is focusing the lens onto the realities of a K-shaped economy.  According to PaymentsJournal.com, approximate

In chess, success often depends on anticipating several moves ahead while adapting to changing circumstances.  Similarly, American businesses must balance short-term tactics with long-term strategies.  Not only are these firms competing with changing supply and demand, but policymakers can also rearrange the board, requiring businesses to change strategies at the drop of a hat (or tar

Since President Donald Trump announced new tariffs last Wednesday, global markets and economies have been in chaos.  As of this writing, the tariffs now include a blanket 10-percent duty on all trading partners and up to 145 percent for specific countries like China.  This has caused volatile moves in the markets.  U.S.

The hurricane center is sunny and calm, but the wall around it blows fiercely with its opposing sides tearing in opposite directions.

People like concrete explanations for phenomena.  For instance, virtually daily financial headlines are filled with reasons various markets behaved the way they did that day, up or down.  These explanations are more compelling to readers than something along the lines of  “buyers were more urgent than sellers today, so markets increased after the opposite was true yesterday

America's K-shaped economy continues to be a defining feature of our economic landscape in 2025, highlighting the stark contrast between the resilient upper echelons and the increasingly fragile lower segments of society.