Consumers have been driving economic growth since the beginning of the year with their lofty spending habits. In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Courtney Valentine discusses the source of funding for the current rate of consumer spending.
The U.S. economy has remained resilient coming off the heels of historically high inflation and rising interest rates.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Chris Rodriguez takes a closer look at two things driving the economy: Consumer Spending and the Labor Market.
The 1st half of 2023 has come to a close, and it’s been a good one for the economy and the markets. But the fight against inflation is far from over.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Ryan Kropog checks in on some recent economic data and provides an outlook for the 2nd half of 2023.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) (a popular measure of inflation) has been moving downward since June of last year (2022), but CPI is still higher than the historical average.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Courtney Valentine discusses the current state of the housing market and the extent to which it affects inflation.
Amid concerns of the effects of high-interest rates, there are those who believe that the U.S. dollar is being overshadowed by foreign currencies.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Chris Rodriguez highlights some of the reasons in favor of the Dollar’s strength as a Global currency.
This is a very special edition of the Monthly Minute, as this month marks our 10th year and our 100th video! Over the past 10 years, we’ve amassed over 10,000 views and have touched on a variety of topics ranging from macroeconomics to personal finance.
In this month’s video, we take a look back at where our video series started before analyzing some recent good news: easing inflation data.
With the recent rapid increase in interest rates, short-term savings vehicles now offer more attractive return opportunities. As a result, investors holding onto excess cash may be missing out on growth or income opportunities.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Courtney Valentine discusses short-term and long-term options for excess cash.
Following an aggressive interest rate increase campaign, the Federal Reserve has begun to slow down their interest rate increases which acknowledges their recent success in battling inflation.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Chris Rodriguez takes a look at some of the details of the effect these increases have had.
In late December, a bill called the SECURE 2.0 Act was enacted into law. A kind of sequel to the SECURE Act passed in 2019, SECURE 2.0 makes it easier for Americans to save for retirement. But it also comes with a lot of changes that are worth noting.
In this edition of The Monthly Minute, Ryan Kropog highlights 5 of the bill’s notable provisions.