Economic Viewpoints
Businesses Continue Investing Durable goods orders are a closely watched indicator of the economy’s health. It covers bigger-ticket items consumers…
Businesses Continue Investing Durable goods orders are a closely watched indicator of the economy’s health. It covers bigger-ticket items consumers…
What Does January Inflation Data Mean for Interest Rates? The Consumer Price Index, the broadest measure of consumer prices, rose…
Consumer Spending Rises Despite Credit Card Debt Growth Slowing Credit card debt grew slowly in December, rising by 0.1% compared…
Job Market Gets Hotter in January The jobs market sizzled in January with employers creating 353,000 jobs. For context, in…
Jobs Gap Grows as Openings Increase Job openings grew by 100,000 to 9 million at the end of December. …
Businesses, Consumers Power Strong Q4 Economic Growth Business investment and consumer spending drove the economy to grow by 3.3% in…
In 2023, the Colorado forecast called for a recession. Fortunately, that did not happen. Likely, it will occur in 2024….
Consumer Spending Continued in December Consumers kept spending at a strong pace. Retail sales rose 0.6% in December, double the…
Labor Force Shrinks in December December’s job data was a mixed bag. Employers added 216,000 jobs, which was above…
Labor Market Cools But Large Jobs Gap Remains The labor market cooled in November, as job openings, hiring, and quits…