Posts Under Center for Business and Economic Insight Category
Social Security has been in the news recently, as the topic has again become a subject of political discussion. The conundrum – while workers have paid into the Social Security…
The August inflation report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that although the annualized rate of inflation declined slightly, inflation remained at a relatively high rate. The…
Is the U.S. heading into a recession? Historically, the yield curve has been a pretty good indicator of pending recessions. However, it is not foolproof, and cannot predict the duration…
There are two broad factors that affect prices – demand and supply. Generally, inflation is caused when there is a change to one of these factors. If the supply of…
It’s not just a U.S. thing, it is global. Increased gas prices and inflation are not just confined to the U.S. They are global problems because global factors have impacted…
The S&P 500 dropped precipitously Monday, June 13, pushing it into a bear market. The drop was caused by investors selling off their assets in anticipation of the Federal Reserve…
Just Like Old Times by Scott Wallace, Ph.D.Director and Editor, CBEI; Professor of EconomicsUW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics Photo Album | Digital Report Recent times have been both…
by Christopher Spranger,Founder and CEO of Spranger Business Solutions It was Wednesday March 11, 2020, and my wife and I were out to dinner with friends at a local sports…
With the Fed expected to raise interest rates, Prof. Kevin Bahr, chief analyst of the UW-Stevens Point Center for Business and Economic Insight, joined host Rob Ferrett on WPR’s “Central…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that inflation increased 0.8 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6 percent in January. For the 12-month period…