Remove 2025 Remove Economics Remove Economy
article thumbnail

Ten Economic Questions for 2025

Calculated Risk

Here is a review of the Ten Economic Questions for 2024. Below are my ten questions for 2025 (I've been doing this online every year for 20 years!). economy will likely perform in 2025, and if there are surprises - like in 2020 with the pandemic - to adjust my thinking. Q4-over-Q4 in 2025. range in Q4 2025.

Economics 290
article thumbnail

Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased slightly to moderately"

Calculated Risk

Fed's Beige Book Economic activity increased slightly to moderately across the twelve Federal Reserve Districts in late November and December. Contacts expected prices to continue to rise in 2025, with some noting the potential for higher tariffs to contribute to price increases. Vehicle sales grew modestly. Energy activity was mixed.

Economics 162
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tuesday links: economic confidence

Abnormal Returns

March 2025 The S&P 500 returned -5.63% in March 2025. on.spdji.com) How major asset classes performed in March 2025. axios.com) Money management 230 new ETFs have been launched in 2025, to-date. propublica.org) Economy The March Manufacturing PMI showed contraction. morningstar.com) Is the Yale Model dead?

Economics 147
article thumbnail

Housing Starts and Recessions

Calculated Risk

Early in February , I expressed my "increasing concern" about the negative economic impact of "executive / fiscal policy errors", however, I concluded that post by noting that I was not currently on recession watch. An exception for this data series was the mid '60s when the Vietnam buildup kept the economy out of recession.

Sales 309
article thumbnail

“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

The Big Picture

This is true about equity and bond markets, specific company stocks, and economic data series. Or, as John Kenneth Galbraith observed, The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ~~~ Public Enemy’s 13th album was titled “ Man Plans, God Laughs.”

Banking 345
article thumbnail

Sunday Night Futures

Calculated Risk

Weekend: Schedule for Week of January 5, 2025 Question #2 for 2025: How much will job growth slow in 2025? Or will the economy lose jobs? Question #1 for 2025: How much will the economy grow in 2025? Will there be a recession in 2025? Monday: No major economic releases scheduled.

Economy 147
article thumbnail

FOMC Minutes: Concern about tariffs, "take time" on any additional Rate Cuts

Calculated Risk

From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 2829, 2025. Participants indicated that, provided the economy remained near maximum employment, they would want to see further progress on inflation before making additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate. emphasis added

Economy 147