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Weekly Economic Update 01-17-25: Small Business Optimism; Producer Price Index; Consumer Price Index; Retail Sales; Home Builder Confidence…
Inflation was up at wholesale and consumer levels, yet somehow, it is "cooling?"
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 1-10-25: ISM Manufacturing; ISM Services; Consumer Credit; JOLTS Report; and December Employment
Consumer credit plunged in November as job hiring continues to slow...or does it?
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 1-03-25: Consumer Confidence; Durable Goods; New Home Sales; and Case-Shiller Home Prices
Pessimistic consumers and weak manufacturing data, but new home prices are trending down
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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December 2024

Weekly Economic Update 12-27-24: Some Thoughts on Cryptocurrencies
The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Georgia Institute of…
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Chad Teague
Weekly Economic Update 12-20-24: Retail Sales; Industrial Production; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits &Housing Starts; Existing…
Lots of data released this week heading into Christmas.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 12-13-24: Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index; Federal Spending; and Consumer Credit
Inflation continues to accelerate, but it doesn't look like the Fed cares.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 12-06-24: ISM Manufacturing; ISM Services; Factory Orders; JOLTS; and November Employment
The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Georgia Institute of…
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

November 2024

Weekly Economic Update 11-29-24: Consumer Confidence; New Home Sales; Case-Shiller Home Price Index; Durable Goods; Personal Income; PCE…
New home sales collapse, but prices continue to rise and consumers are confident. But inflation is creeping back in.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 11-22-24: Industrial Production; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits; Housing Starts; and the Leading Economic…
Home builders are more confident...but not pulling new permits quite yet.
Weekly Economic Update 11-15-24: $2 Trillion Cut?; Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index; and Retail Sales
Inflation is back! And Mr. Musk has his work cut out for him.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 11-08-24: Election Results; The Fed Moves; Factory Orders; ISM Services; Consumer Credit; and Consumer Sentiment
It's finally over! But the Fed continues down the wrong path.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 11-01-24: Consumer Confidence; Personal Income & Spending; PCE Inflation; JOLTS; October Employment; and Third…
Consumers are confident, eager to spend, but the labor market is getting tight
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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