Economic News, Blog Posts & Updates

Director's Cut: Is Europe Going Down Further?

By: Jackie Greene on 05/23/19 10:07

Whether you are watching GDP or Industrial Production, one thing is clear: Europe’s economy is on the back side of the business cycle. The question is, how long will it last?

Insights From Our CEO: Government Interference Comes With a Price Tag

By: Brian Beaulieu on 05/21/19 14:07

The difference between trends in Cold Rolled Steel and Steel Scrap prices caught our eye. At first, we thought that it would be a consequence of US tariffs. This may be the ...

The Coming Great Depression - Part 1

By: Alan Beaulieu on 05/21/19 8:00

And a Sneak Peek at ITR's Proprietary Financial Leading Indicator In this post, ITR Economics President Alan Beaulieu describes ITR's upcoming special-edition webinar, "The ...

ITR Experts Say: Tracking Tariffs and the 10-Year Yield

By: Connor Lokar on 05/20/19 15:44

It was a largely calm first four months of 2019 after a rather hectic close to 2018. Late last year, the US stock market was flirting with bear-market territory, the government ...

From the President's Desk: The Incredibly Low Unemployment Rate

By: Alan Beaulieu on 05/15/19 12:05

We often hear that the U.S. economy will remain robust through 2019. Normally, this is from people who are not in tune with our plethora of leading indicators. They instead ...

Challenges and Changes Through 2020 - Part 2

By: Alan Beaulieu on 05/13/19 12:43

Sometimes life changes and the winds shift. Brian and I will be looking at what is happening in the US with updates on the trade situation regarding China, Europe, and the ...

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