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Weekly Economic Update 06-26-26: New Home Sales; Personal Income & Spending; and PCE Inflation
Inflation continues to rise, and government checks support consumer income and the savings rate.
Jun 26
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 06-19-26: Industrial Production; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits & Housing Starts; Retail Sales; and the…
Chair Warsh held his first FOMC meeting, and he made it clear that there is a new sheriff in town.
Jun 19
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 06-12-26: Small Business Optimism; Existing Home Sales; Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index
If the President "loves the inflation," then he must be a happy man about now.
Jun 12
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 06-05-26: ISM Manufacturing & Services; Factory Orders; JOLTS Report; and May Employment
The manufacturing and service sectors appear to be in good shape, but they are doing it without increasing employment...at least according to the…
Jun 5
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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May 2026
Weekly Economic Update 05-29-26: Case-Shiller Home Price Index; New Home Sales; Durable Goods; Revised GDP; Personal Income & Spending; and…
First quarter GDP was revised down and the savings rate plunged. The party is coming to an end.
May 29
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 05-22-26: Fed Minutes; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits; and Housing Starts
The housing market is struggling and the rise of the 30-year mortgage rate certainly won't help.
May 22
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 05-15-26: Existing Home Sales; Consumer Price Index; Producer Price Index; and Retail Sales
Inflation is surging so nominal retail sales are rising as consumers add on more and more debt.
May 15
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 05-08-26: Factory Orders; New Home Sales; ISM Services; Productivity; Consumer Credit; and April Employment
The price of new homes plunged in March.
May 8
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 05-01-26: Case-Shiller Home Price Index; Durable Goods; Building Permits & Starts; First Quarter GDP; Personal Income…
The Fed held rates constant this week and their preferred measure of inflation rose to more than 3%. Rate cuts are off the table, and the next move will…
May 1
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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April 2026
Weekly Economic Update 04-24-26: Just Retail Sales...nothing else.
Retail sales were up big in March...but it was all put in the tank.
Apr 24
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 04-17-26: Existing Home Sales; Small Business Optimism; Producer Price Index; Home Builder Confidence; and Industrial…
Small businesses and home builders soured on the economy last month, but strangely enough, producer prices didn't rise nearly as much as expected.
Apr 17
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 04-10-26: Federal Debt; ISM Services Index; Durable Goods; Personal Income & Spending; PCE Inflation; and the…
Federal spending continues grow much faster than revenue as deficit spending sets new records.
Apr 10
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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