economy

A leading US economist says America is about to go through a few painful months.  This is bad news for Australia

A leading US economist says America is about to go through a few painful months. This is bad news for Australia

One of the leading economists in the United States says the world’s largest economy is still in the grip of an inflationary crisis that is likely to persist for the foreseeable future. Key points: The US consumer price index reached 8.5% in July Loretta Mester believes the Fed rate will likely hit 4% next year …

A leading US economist says America is about to go through a few painful months. This is bad news for Australia Read More »

Consumers and Russians revive the economy, but it can't last

Consumers and Russians revive the economy, but it can’t last

And then there is what happened to the construction of houses. Despite a large pipeline of homes waiting to be built, construction activity actually fell 2.9% in the quarter and 4.6% over the year. Huh? How could it That to happen? Well, the builders say they couldn’t find enough building materials and crafts. This hasn’t …

Consumers and Russians revive the economy, but it can’t last Read More »