Economic News, Blog Posts & Updates

Insights From Our CEO: 10 Reasons There is No Russian Equivalency

By: Brian Beaulieu on 07/19/18 16:03

Militarily speaking, Russia is a powerful country; some might say even on par with the US. We are economists, however, not politicians. Accordingly, we think in metrics and ...

ITR Experts Say: Freight Rates on the Rise

By: Connor Lokar on 07/18/18 13:04

Both US businesses and the consumer at large are engaged in a multiple-front battle with inflation. Prolonged acceleration at the global level (World Industrial Production has ...

Is Debt About to Push the Economy into Recession?

By: Alan Beaulieu on 07/13/18 14:44

Debt and More Debt! Corporate and consumer debt is growing. This cannot, and will not, continue with impunity in the years ahead. We are now sowing the seeds for a future ...

What Are the Top Leading Indicators That ITR Uses?

By: Lauren Saidel-Baker on 07/05/18 12:17

We use leading indicators at ITR Economics to discern future business cycle movements. Our leading indicator analysis is distinct from our economic forecasting, but does inform ...

From the President's Desk: That's Not Great News!

By: Alan Beaulieu on 06/29/18 12:17

Single-Family Unit Housing Permits is a useful leading indicator of what will be happening in Single-Family Housing Starts, which is of course important to contractors, lumber ...

ITR Experts Say: File It Under Unintended Consequences...

By: Connor Lokar on 06/28/18 12:11

On Monday, June 25th, Harley-Davidson Inc. announced it would be moving some of its domestic production of European Union bound bikes overseas. Harley-Davidson cited recent ...

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