Oregon Economic Forecast
Today, the Office of Economic Analysis presented its sixth of eight economic and revenue forecasts of the 2017-2019. This forecast is somewhat critical in that it is used to develop the Governor’s Recommended Budget for the 2019-2021 biennium which will be released in early December. For the current biennium, revenues continue to beat predictions and as a result, the […]
Where Are We and Where Might We be Headed?
Written by: Dr. Chris Kuehl This has been a tumultuous year for economists and analysts. I realize this sounds a little lame given all the other stuff that takes place in the course of a year – everything from hurricanes to fires to crime and health scares but we have had our share of the unexpected […]
What is the Real Economic Risk from Trade Disputes?
Talk of trade wars and tariff hikes dominate the financial news. It has become difficult to go through a day in which we aren’t sidetracked by headlines speaking of protectionism and the destruction of free trade. Despite this negative overtone, the US economy is on track to perform better than it has since the early […]
U.S. Macro Outlook: Powering Forward Supercharging Consumer Spending During This Expansion has Been the Wealth Effect
By: Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics Republished with permission from Credit Research Foundation Overview The pace of growth remains firmly above the economy’s potential. Consumers have been the strongest and most consistent source of growth in the current economic expansion. The increase in household wealth has been stunning as stock and house prices have surged. […]
Economic Outlook 2017
By Dr. Chris Kuehl, PhD Managing Director – Armada Corporate Intelligence Thus it began – at least formally. What kind of economic growth does the Trump administration seek and how has that changed over that first 100 days? What kind of shape is the economy as he has settled in – as compared to what […]