Economic News, Blog Posts & Updates

ITR Experts Say: Why Rates-of-Change?

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 04/11/19 9:18

As economists, our conversations with colleagues, friends, and even total strangers often yield a plethora of interesting questions, from “Who owns the national debt?” to “What ...

ITR Experts Say: Bond Market Raises Red Flags

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 03/28/19 12:08

Last week, the bond market flashed several key warning signs typically associated with worsening economic outcomes. These negative signals corroborate our expectation for ...

ITR Experts Say: State Populations Pinpoint Pain, Potential

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 02/06/19 15:45

In a recent post, my colleague Alex Chausovsky outlined population's impact on economic growth on the global scale. He inspired me to turn to the domestic stage for an analysis ...

ITR Experts Say: Potential Jobs Bombshell No Cause for Alarm

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 01/17/19 8:30

As of this writing, the current partial government shutdown has become the longest in US history, surpassing the previous record – set in 1995 – of 21 days. The shutdown has ...

ITR Experts Say: We're Setting Fire to a Competitive Advantage

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 12/12/18 14:08

US Oil and Gas Extraction Production is in Phase B, Accelerating Growth; during the 12 months through October, it was up 14.9% from the year-ago level. This production index, ...

ITR Experts Say: New Ship Fuel Requirements Could Affect You

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 11/08/18 11:01

Impending regulation changes by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have the potential to increase global shipping fuel costs by up to 25% as supply and ...

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