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Is the Congressional Budget Office Too Optimistic? — June 16, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he examines the CBO's record of rosier-than-reality forecasts. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at...
A Job That Would Save the Economy — June 9, 2025
Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she reveals why she'd recommend engineering to students looking for a career.Contact the Economic & Market Wa...
An Eight-Year Deadline for Social Security — June 2, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he outlines the options to make the Social Security trust fund solvent. Contact the Economic & Market Watc...
Tired of Talking Tariffs — May 27, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at delayed effects of the fast-changing and uncertain trade environment.Contact the Econom...
What If the Rest of the World Stopped Buying US Treasurys? — May 19, 2025
Three weeks ago, Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, considered the question, "What If China Sold Off US Treasurys?" This week, she answers some follow-u...
Job Switchers and Job Stayers — May 12, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he examines signs of change in the labor market. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at econom...
Tariffs and Trade-Offs — May 5, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he weighs how tariffs affect the wider economy. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresea...
What If China Sold Off US Treasurys? — April 28, 2025
Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she examines the likelihood—and effects—of large-scale, foreign sell-offs of U.S. debt.Contact the Economic &...
Stagflation and the Economic Engine — April 21, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks under the hood of the U.S. economy. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch...
A Swarm of Red Arrows — April 7, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at how consumer sentiment, forecast confidence and unclear tariff strategies are affecting...
The Copper Rush and the Price of Transformers — March 31, 2025
Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for a look at how rising copper futures may affect the cost of electrical infrastructure equipment.Contact the E...
Is the Economic Future as Bleak as Consumers Think? — March 24, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he prescribes a little aspirin for our economic headaches. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at ec...
Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and Recessions — March 17, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he reexamines the old Wall Street saying, "the stock market is not the economy."Contact the Economi...
The Economics of Utility-Scale Solar — March 10, 2025
Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she looks at the economic factors affecting utility-scale solar projects with Alisha Pinto, senior energy ind...
A Hard-Boiled Look at the Economy — February 24, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he dives into the factors driving the price of eggs. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at ec...
Did You Hear the One About the Gold Rush? — February 18, 2025
Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for inflation, an honest-to-goodness, no-joking, gold rush and other surprises.Contact the Economic & Market Wat...
How AI Is Disrupting Gas Futures — February 10, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he follows the effects of a single press release around the economic web. Contact the Economic & Market W...
Americans Should Be Feeling Great About the Economy, Right? — February 3, 2025
Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he lists seven reasons why the answer is "Wrong!"Explore the 2025 Industry and Economic Trends Repo...
2025 Industry and Economic Trends — January 27, 2025
Join CFC economic expert Sam Kem and industry and policy expert Jan Ahlen as they discuss this year's economic and industry environments and take a look at how trends ...
2025 on the One Hand, the Other Hand and the Other Hand — January 13, 2025
Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he compares economic predictions for 2025. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at econo...