Rudy Thomas

With the ongoing shut-down of the U.S. Government, we are not receiving the normal economic releases we would normally be seeing. While this is one of the frustrating aspects of the shut-down, it is probably not as critical as other parts. In this regard, we are watching big picture initiatives by various companies and also earnings reports from individual corporations. It seems the employment picture might be becoming a concern. We are seeing some layoffs in various industries and hiring...

For those wondering why you have not seen an Economic Update in the past few weeks, the shutdown of the U.S. Government that began on October 1 st  has been disruptive to the release of economic data during this time. Government agencies are primarily responsible for gathering the data used to produce the various economic releases we follow on a constant basis to help formulate our economic thought process and forecasts. We are continuing to follow economic trends, as best we can, during this...

This morning we saw the August release of Personal Income, which increased 0.4%. This matched the July gain and marked the third monthly...