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Weekly Economic Update 09-12-25: Consumer Credit; Small Business Optimism; Producer Price Index; and Consumer Price Index
Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk.
Sep 12
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 09-05-25: ISM Manufacturing & Services Surveys; Factory Orders; JOLTS; and August Employment
Rates are moving up, inflation is rising, and the labor market is slowing. This isn't good.
Sep 5
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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August 2025
Weekly Economic Update - 08-29-25: New Home Sales; Case-Shiller Home Prices; Durable Goods; Consumer Confidence; Personal Income & Spending…
It looks like rate cuts are coming soon. Inflation will be sure to follow.
Aug 29
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 08-22-25: Home Builder Confidence; Housing Permits & Starts; Existing Home Sales; and Industrial Production
The housing market is really starting to get interesting.
Aug 22
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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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.
Aug 15
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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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.
Aug 8
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
7
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.
Aug 1
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
5
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.
Jul 25
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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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.
Jul 18
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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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.
Jul 11
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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Weekly Economic Update 07-04-25: ISM Manufacturing & Services Surveys; Job Openings & Labor Turnover; and June Employment
Happy birthday, America!
Jul 4
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
1
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.
Jun 27
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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