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Weekly Economic Update 03-27-26: Artificial Intelligence; and Productivity
Only one piece of data this week, so this post is going to be short and therefore, I am removing the paywall.
Mar 27
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 03-20-26: GDP 4th Quarter (revised); JOLTS; Home Builder Confidence; New Home Sales; and the Producer Price Index
The economy at the end of last year was significantly worse than originally reported.
Mar 20
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 03-13-26: Small Business Optimism; Existing Home Sales; Building Permits & Housing Starts; Personal Income …
Inflation was fairly moderate in February...but just wait until next month!
Mar 13
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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