Alfie Meek's Weekly Economic Digest and Commentary

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Weekly Economic Update 08-15-25: Retail Sales; Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index; and Small Business Optimism
Government spending is back with a vengeance. And so is inflation.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 08-08-25: ISM Manufacturing & Services; Factory Orders; and Consumer Credit
The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was fired...good riddance.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 08-01-25: 2nd Quarter GDP; PCE Inflation; Personal Income & Spending; Case-Shiller Home Price Index; JOLTS; and July…
GDP was strong in the second quarter, but the labor market is in free fall, and the Fed is between a rock and a hard place.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

July 2025

Weekly Economic Update 07-25-25: Leading Economic Indicators; Existing Home Sales; New Home Sales; and Durable Goods
Sales of new and existing homes continue to be slow, but prices appear to only move in one direction.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 07-18-25: Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index; Retail Sales; Home Builder Confidence; and Building Permits …
Retail inflation picks up, but wholesale inflation is flat as consumers resume spending after taking a two-month breather.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 07-11-25: The Big Beautiful Bill; Consumer Credit; and Small Business Optimism
Consumers take on less revolving debt, and small businesses aren't expecting inflation.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 07-04-25: ISM Manufacturing & Services Surveys; Job Openings & Labor Turnover; and June Employment
Happy birthday, America!
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

June 2025

Weekly Economic Update 06-27-25: Existing Home Sales; Case-Shiller Home Prices; New Home Sales; Consumer Confidence; Durable Goods; Personal…
The data this week shows that the consumer is in rough shape and inflation is rising.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 06-20-25: Retail Sales; Industrial Production; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits and Housing Starts
All the economic data was bad, and the world is on the verge of nuclear war.  Rough week.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 06-13-25: Consumer Credit; Small Business Optimism; Consumer Price Index; and Producer Price Index
Delinquent consumer debt is on the rise, but inflation appears to be improving...for now.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 01-06-25: ISM Manufacturing & Services Surveys; Factory Orders; Consumer Sentiment; and May Employment
Between biased surveys, irrational models, and government lies it is getting really hard to believe any of the economic data.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

May 2025

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