Supply chain issues are a big concern for businesses right now. Forced shutdowns, crisis forecasting, labor issues, and logistics all played (or are still playing) a part in the current shortages. Managing the supply demand imbalance will be a tricky problem for at least the next six months, if not… Read More »Supply Chain = Deal Killer
The small business sentiment are down to the levels we saw during the great recession, lower than during the pandemic. Main Street is more pessimistic now than during the height of pandemic lockdown, when many businesses saw sales screech to a halt. That’s according to a closely watched monthly survey… Read More »Small Business Are Concerned
Consumer expect more immediate inflation and then a leveling off period, the big question is what is the Fed going to have to do stamp out inflation and will the rest of the government help. It will be interesting to see and hopefully there won’t be too much more collateral… Read More »Expected Inflation
The US is lagging behind the rest of the world in automation in manufacturing, as we bring more manufacturing back to the united states that will most likely change as well. Dystopian movies have been fantasizing about robot uprisings for years. While the global labor force is still dominated by… Read More »The Robots are Coming
I find this fascinating Something astounding is happening in the financial system’s plumbing: Investors are parking a record-shattering $2 trillion worth of spare cash overnight at the Fed. That number blows past market-watchers’ expectations, after some argued activity would peak earlier this year. It’s stirred up fascination (and misinformation) among… Read More »The Fed Has All the Cash
The next couple of months may tell us more where we are at. Don’t look here for signs of a recession: New data shows some heat may be coming out of the labor market, but jobs are still plentiful. Why it matters: This is the ideal scenario for a Federal… Read More »Job Openings Still At Historic Highs
This as Scandinavian Airlines Systems files chapter 11. Bonds have sold off a ton this year — just look at Apple. It’s one of the most creditworthy U.S. companies — sitting on loads of cash — and you can pick up its bonds in the secondary market for a mere… Read More »Bond Markets Are Usually A Look Into The Future
Domestic oil supplies are dropping which most likely will increase the price of oil. The only way to lower the price of oil is lower the demand or increase the supply, else prices will adjust to where the demand matches the supply. American stockpiles of crude oil at the key… Read More »Oil Stockpiles at All Time Low
American wines are having a tough time making inroads in europe. Is it the marketing, price point, or style? When the United States and the European Union finally buried the hatchet in a long-simmering dispute over government subsidies to Boeing and Airbus in June 2021, wine lovers in the U.S. may well… Read More »Not Much Appetite for American Wines in Europe
The signs are beginning to look grim that we’ll avoid a recession if we are not already in one. Some key real-time indicators of U.S. manufacturing conditions are starting to flag worrying signs of a downturn — a canary of sorts in the macroeconomic coal mine. Why it matters: When… Read More »Manufacturing Activity Taking a Dip in Key Markets