Stuart Katz

US economic growth for the quarter is currently estimated at 1%-2%, Chinese economic growth is faltering but positive, and European economic activity is holding up nicely, with the exception of Germany which essentially is in recession courtesy of

Following last week’s announcement of a temporary pause in raising the Fed Funds rate, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will be under pressure this week to explain to Congress — and financial markets— what exactly this temporary pause means. Although

As is fairly typical at economic inflection points, the top-line economic numbers for GDP and employment continue to hold up while notable regional and sectoral differences are increasingly apparent. Chief among these differences at the moment is

The meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) next week commands most of the attention this week. US service industry data being released may indicate some slowing of economic activity in that sector which the Fed believes to be one of the

For central bankers, the world is now a fairly complicated puzzle. In China, the economic recovery appears to be slowing due to weaker-than-expected (desired?) consumer demand and problematic unemployment, challenging policy-makers to provide