The Year Ahead – 2024

December 15, 2023 Looking ahead to 2024 the economy should largely shrug off the remaining impact of high interest rates and not slip into recession.  Inflation should continue to trend lower but its rate of descent will be less pronounced than in this past year.  It...

Defying Expectations

December 8, 2023 The employment report for November defied expectations as the economy generated 199 thousand jobs and the unemployment rate fell 0.2% to 3.7%.  At the same time, consumer sentiment jumped 13% in December and is now close to its highest level in two...