ITR Experts Say: The Economy and the Midterms
Although midterm elections never occur in an economic vacuum, the notion that the economy is the “key” to their outcome is not true.
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Although midterm elections never occur in an economic vacuum, the notion that the economy is the “key” to their outcome is not true.
A valuable self-assessment tool, benchmarking provides firms a barometer of their performance relative to their markets or peers.
Accordingly, we think in metrics and mathematical terms. Economically speaking, there is no equivalency between the US and Russia.
Prolonged acceleration at the global level has put upward pressure on commodity and raw material pricing for US producers.
Corporate and consumer debt is growing. This cannot, and will not, continue with impunity in the years ahead.
Our leading indicator analysis is distinct from our economic forecasting, but does inform our forecasts and support our 94.7% forecast accuracy rate.
The clear signal coming from Permits is that Housing Starts, and by extension about 14% of GDP, is headed toward an imminent slowing rate of rise.
Unintended consequences of shifting production
The use of rate-of-change techniques provides for a clearer analysis that uses the actual data as opposed to being one process removed from the...
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