John Ripley |
For today’s post, we compare the cumulative total returns of several utility and infrastructure-related indices to that of the S&P 500 Index between 10/12/22
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John Ripley |
Milton Friedman famously stated, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it is and can only be caused by a more rapid
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John Ripley |
In this week’s report, we examine recent trends in the U.S. housing market. On Tuesday, new data on home prices were released: the Case-Shiller Index rose 0.2%
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John Ripley |
The Fed began the process of rate cuts yesterday, and they came out not with a whimper, but with a bang, cutting rates by 0.5% (50 basis points).
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John Ripley |
This week, let’s explore the current state of indebtedness and financial health of U.S. households. This data is thoroughly analyzed to estimate the total debt
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John Ripley |
Pretty much every month there’s one week that has the most important economic reports. For the month of August that’s this week.
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John Ripley |
Today, let’s take a deeper look at the employment landscape in the United States. Every month, usually on the first Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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