Alfie Meek's Weekly Economic Digest and Commentary

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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

Weekly Economic Update 05-30-25: New Home Sales; Durable Goods; Consumer Confidence; PCE Inflation; Personal Income & Spending; and Revised…
Consumers feel more confident as inflation falls and incomes rise.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 05-23-25: Artificial Intelligence; and Existing Home Sales
Not much data this week...so let's try something new
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 05-16-25: Small Business Optimism; CPI; PPI; Retail Sales; Home Builder Confidence; and Building Permits & Housing…
Apartment construction continues to rise because no one can afford their own home.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 05-09-25: April Employment; Factory Orders; ISM Manufacturing & Services; and Consumer Credit
April employment shows little sign of damage from the trade war.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 05-02-25: Case-Shiller Home Prices; Consumer Confidence; JOLTS; Personal Income & Spending; PCE Inflation; and First…
Consumers fear tariff-induced inflation, but it isn't showing up in the numbers. And they just keep on spending.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.

April 2025

Weekly Economic Update 04-25-25: Leading Economic Indicators; New Home Sales; Existing Home Sales; and Durable Goods
New home sales surged in March, while existing homes tumbled and the prices for the two are virtually the same.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 04-18-25: Retail Sales; Industrial Production; Home Builder Confidence; Building Permits and Housing Starts
Home construction slows as mortgage rates rebound and builders sour on the outlook.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
Weekly Economic Update 04-11-25: Consumer Credit; Small Business Optimism; Consumer Price Index; and Producer Price Index
Inflation is falling? Wait, what? But they told us tariffs were supposed to be inflationary.
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Alfie Meek, Ph.D.
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