Economics
Owing for Yesterday’s Pleasure
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2024Spending borrowed money can be fun, but paying it back rarely is. However, that is how the financial system works in America. A person looking to spend more than they have available borrows money from another source which has more money than it needs at the same moment in time. This can go on and help fuel an economic expansion for a while but not forever.
Constant Variables
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 3rd, 2023Just Peachy
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 3rd, 2023![](/sites/default/files/users/atlasindicators/Peachy.jpg)
Search online for factoids about water, and you’ll find they flow like a mighty river. Did you know it is the only substance on earth to naturally exist in all three states? Yep, you can always find it somewhere as either a gas, liquid, or solid. It is also essential to life, making up about 60 percent of each human as well as occupying 71 percent
Annus Horribilis
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 3rd, 2023![](/sites/default/files/users/atlasindicators/Happy New Year 2022_0.jpg)
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
Jackson Hole 2022
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 12th, 2022![](/sites/default/files/users/atlasindicators/large-adult-brown-bear-in-the-forest-SBI-302224729.jpg)
Each year the Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve hosts a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It’s a who’s who of economics, finance, and central banking. The world’s brain trust gathers to enjoy the bears, do some fishing, and see the natural beauty that accompanies any event with the Grand Tetons as a backdrop. In between sessions with the great outdo
Economic Slap
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 31st, 2022![](/sites/default/files/users/atlasindicators/retro-slap-text-banner-SBI-300562579.jpg)
“Slap” seems to be an early contender for 2022’s theme of the year. Even the most casual reader of news knows of the slap heard around the world at this year’s Academy Awards. Atlas doesn’t condone violence, but one must acknowledge it left one of the most impressive comedians in the modern era relatively speechless. A consummate professional, Chr
October 2020 Income and Outlays
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 7th, 2020Income and outlays data provide an important and frequent look into the state of our economy. Of course, income is, for the most part, a necessary condition for spending. Outlays, in the report on personal consumption expenditures (PCE) represents over two-thirds of our nation’s output. Both were mixed in October 2020 according to the Bureau of Economic Analy