Economic News, Blog Posts & Updates

ITR Experts Say: 2019 Is All About What YOU Do!

Complacency has long been the enemy of success in business. It causes the best of us to lose focus, stop listening and learning, develop a false sense of entitlement, and, ...

Retail Sales: A Waning Consumer

By: Catherine Putney on 02/07/19 8:00

There are different pictures to paint for the retail industry in 2019, depending on the sector you’re looking at. While some outlooks are sunnier than others, the overarching ...

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 ...

Insights From Our CEO: The Silver Lining of a Slowdown

By: Brian Beaulieu on 01/30/19 14:00

There are three reasons to see a silver lining in the cyclical slowdown of 2019: Interest rates in general will likely level off/decline The cost of carrying the national debt ...

Director's Cut: Can You Buy Your Way Out of a Recession?

By: Jackie Greene on 01/29/19 9:00

2019 is finally here, and bringing with it obstacles and opportunities. If you follow ITR Economics, you know we are expecting the US economy to generally grow during the first ...

ITR Experts Say: Keep Your Eyes on China

By: Alex Chausovsky on 01/24/19 8:00

The Chinese industrial economy is in a negative cyclical trend. China Industrial Production, ITR’s benchmark for economic activity in the country, was 6.3% above the year-ago ...

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