How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?
In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the case that the Chinese economy "is in worse shape than you think." Sternberg notes that...
US Trade Prices Show Continued Inflation Pressure in June
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its US Import and Export Price Indexes, June 2026, that US import prices increased 0.3% in...
US Producer Prices Post Largest Monthly Drop Since 2022
The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand fell 0.3% in June after rising in the previous two months, while remaining 5.5% higher...
INFLATION: We’re Going to Fix That
UPDATE 7.14.26: Today, the CPI numbers were released for June, and they were lower than expected, with prices actually down 0.4% from May, and...
Small Businesses Drive New England’s Economy
In its report, "The Large Role Small Businesses Play in Employment in New England," the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) finds that small...
