Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — September 2026
Trading partner inflation check: US hits 3.7%, India surges to 5.54%, and energy costs drive prices higher across the board. The inflation differential...
Daily Brief: Trade Deficit Hits 17-Month High at $105.6 Billion in August
The U.S. trade deficit swelled to $105.6 billion in August, the widest gap since March 2025, as a $17.2 billion import surge overwhelmed export gains.
Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — August 2026
Seven of nine US trading partners saw inflation accelerate in August, reversing months of disinflation. India leads at 4.82%, China sits at 0.8%. Here...
Daily Brief: Trade Deficit Hits $88.6B as Import Surge Overwhelms Export Dip
The U.S. trade deficit widened 20% to $88.6B in July as imports surged. Productivity revised up to 1.4%, unit labor costs fell to 1.2%, and job cuts...
Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — July/August 2026
Six of nine US trading partners saw inflation decline as the Iran-war energy shock fades. The US rate fell to 3.4% but competitive pressure from...
Daily Brief: Claims Hold at 215K, But Consumers Pull Back as Iran Strikes Send Oil Surging
Jobless claims beat expectations at 215K, but consumer credit rolled over and the trade deficit exploded to $77.6B — all while US airstrikes on Iran...
Daily Brief: Trading Partner Inflation Check — May/June 2026
US inflation hits 4.2% — its highest since April 2023 — as energy shocks ripple through America's top trading partners. Five of nine countries see rates rise. The global inflation…
Labor Shortages In Mexico Impacting Japan
We’re moving into a whole new paradigm in the labor market. For years now we’ve been reporting on US labor shortages caused by too many baby boomers retiring and not…
State of The Economy
The S&P 500 reached all time highs on Friday so what is the real state of the economy? We dug thru various sets of data to try to figure it…
Is It Time To Invest In Mexico?
The Federal Reserve of Dallas noted that Mexico has overtaken China as the largest trading partner and with China’ deteriorating demographics, recent spat with Apple and de-globalization & re-shoring is…