By every objective measure, the economy has been at best mediocre, and, when compared to the performance of the economy since Reagan, this economy has been flaccid, especially in 2019.
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The Economy in Context: September 2019
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The Economy in Context: August 2019
The current administration is desperate to have American voters believe their blatant mediocrity is somehow better than the blatant mediocrity of the prior administration...
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The Economy in Context: July 2019
This economy isn't "better", and it sure as Hell isn't "great".
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The Economy in Context: June 2019
Bragging about a 3.6% unemployment rate with 62.8% labor force participation is like bragging about how well a cupcake fits in a ring box. No one wants that cupcake or the ring box.
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The Economy in Context: April 2019
There are a lot of indications, not least of which the rhetoric coming out of the White House, that the economy is not as strong as has been sold.
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It’s The Economy, Stupid
I realize none of this is particularly politically correct, but it's still true.
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Gauging Trump’s Jobs Facade
The fact that so many Americans are not participating in the labor force today, a problem that exploded under Obama, so he bears responsibility, is the single largest problem facing America today, and Trump and his supporters never talk about it.
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The Economy in Context: November 2018
Americans should remain skeptical of the rosy picture painted by the latest jobs report, because fundamental problems in the economy remain.
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The Economy in Context: August 2018
Despite numerous deregulation victories and his incessant bragging in 2016, Trump's economy has created more jobs than Obama's second term (post recession) economy only 7 out of the last 20 months.
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The Economy In Context: July 2018
At 157,000 net jobs created, the preliminary numbers in the July Jobs Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics came in well below the 190,000 jobs expected by market watchers, and well below the average established during Obama's second term.
