Economics Watch

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Global economy: Canada and most of Europe are enjoying booming equity markets and currency appreciation.

Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

In 2025, the S&P 500’s 16% rise allowed the U.S. economy to power ahead in spite of the disruptions and uncertainty created by erratic shifts in tariffs policy.

Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

The ongoing rise in the unemployment rate is an important development within the U.S. economy but also somewhat at odds with other economic indicators and the ongoing gains in the equity markets, writes Economist Henry Willmore.

Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

Overall investment in AI likely will exceed $400 billion in 2025, a near doubling of 2024 expenditures, which itself represented a doubling over 2023 expenditures. What does this mean for the U.S. economy?

Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

There are signs of U.S. economic stabilization after being rocked by the erratic rollout of tariffs policy. Despite decelerated job growth, the unemployment rate has shown little change, reports the Fed.

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The Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) likely to cut interest rates heading into the fourth quarter, Chairman Powell says. How will the risks of growth and inflation be calibrated? Federal Reserve should proceed with caution as tariffs uncertainty persists.

133-year old Kodak (Rochester, New York) says it might have to cease operations; company to stop making payments for its retirement pension plan.

U.S. jobs outlook remains bleak largely due to policy changes regarding tariffs and immigration as well as, dare we say, artificial intelligence (AI).

In less than five years, over 1,000 printing firms in the United States could be lost due to the impact of tariffs, Smithers reports.

Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

The good news is that while the economy remains sluggish, a recession probably is not on the near horizon. Buying decisions halted by tariffs uncertainty won’t be postponed for much longer.

Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

As lawyers sharpen their autopens. uncertainty likely will be the force having the greatest impact on the U.S. economy, not the direct effects of the tariffs themselves.

Stagflation is an economic condition characterized by slowing economic growth, high unemployment, and rising prices (inflation) simultaneously. Favorable price and wage inflation data released in April provide some reassurance that price increases related to tariffs can be contained.

Why it is doubtful that 2025’s consumption slowdown signals a serious downshift of economics activity, plus a tariff update. Author’s note: Consumer confidence surveys do not have an especially good record when it comes to predicting what consumers will actually do.

Early 2025 inflation data have reinforced the theme that getting back to 2% inflation will take longer than generally anticipated. Henry Willmore examines the recent data and why it will be the second half of the year before the FOMC feels confident enough to resume cutting interest rates.

At its meeting in mid-December, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee, made some notable changes to its economic forecast for 2025 and adjusted its guidance for the path of interest rates.

The inflation-linked bond market has been pricing in an increasing likelihood of higher inflation during the past few months.

The economy is heading into the final two months of 2024 in very good shape. This has manifested in solid GDP growth, low unemployment, and moderate inflation. However, the current situation is not without risk.