Weekly Economic Update 03-06-26: ISM Manufacturing & Services; 4th Quarter Productivity; Retail Sales; and February Employment

Manufacturing continues to recover...and that was before we needed to replace millions of dollars' worth of bombs.

Mar 6 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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February 2026

Weekly Economic Update 02-27-26: SOTU; Factory Orders; Case-Shiller Home Price Index; Consumer Confidence; and Producer Price Index

The State of the Union address has become unwatchable. Our elected officials act like fools while the country burns.

Feb 27 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 02-20-26: Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits & Housing Starts; PCE Inflation; and 4th Quarter GDP

The economy grew much slower than expected in the fourth quarter...well, slower than the "experts" expected.

Feb 20 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 02-13-26: Small Business Optimism; Retail Sales; January Employment; Existing Home Sales; and Consumer Price Index

Consumers aren't buying homes or the stuff that goes in them.

Feb 13 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 02-06-26: A New Fed Chair; ISM Manufacturing Index; ISM Services Index; and January ADP Employment

The President's Fed Chair appointee seems to not understand basic monetary policy.

Feb 6 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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January 2026

Weekly Economic Update 01-30-26: Gold & Silver; Durable Goods; Factory Orders; Consumer Confidence; and Producer Price Index

Gold and silver are taking off as the dollar weakens and inflation returns.

Jan 30 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 01-23-26: Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization; Personal Income & Spending; and PCE Inflation

The Fed's favorite measure of inflation shows they still have work to do. Unfortunately, they are making the problem worse.

Jan 23 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 01-16-26: Artificial Intelligence; Existing Home Sales; Small Business Optimism; Retail Sales; and the Consumer Price…

Capping credit card interest rates is a very bad idea.

Jan 16 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 01-09-26: ISM Manufacturing & Services Indices; Factory Orders; Third Quarter Productivity; JOLTS; and December…

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…

Jan 9 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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Weekly Economic Update 01-02-26: Consumer Sentiment; Gross Domestic Product; Existing Home Sales; Durable Goods; and Industrial Production

A New Year and a New Weekly Economic Update!

Jan 2 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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December 2025

Weekly Economic Update 12-26-25: An Update on Bitcoin Performance in 2025

Gold is up 70% while Bitcoin is down 10%...one is real money, one is not.

Dec 26, 2025 • Chad Teague

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Weekly Economic Update 12-19-25: November Employment; Home Builder Confidence; Retail Sales; and the Consumer Price Index

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!

Dec 19, 2025 • Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

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