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The Economic Recovery 2010-19: What Changed and What Didn’t – Part 2: Wealth Distribution

Written by Bahr, Kevin - July 13, 2020 at 9:31 am. Comments Off Tags: economics, Economy, Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, Wealth Distribution

Wealth Distribution Relative to before the financial crisis of 2007-2009, wealth inequality increased during the economic recovery. The Federal Reserve tracks wealth distribution in the United States through their Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA) database. The Distributional Financial Accounts provide quarterly estimates of the distribution of U.S. household wealth, beginning with the third quarter of 1989. […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 7: What Should Change – Securities Regulation of Congress

Written by Bahr, Kevin - May 23, 2020 at 8:12 pm. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): “Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, on the basis of material, nonpublic information about the security. Insider trading violations may also include “tipping” such information, securities trading by the […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 6: What Should Change – An Appreciation for Service Sector Workers

Written by Bahr, Kevin - May 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy

Ever wonder what it would be like to not be able to go to your favorite restaurant, or not be able to take a trip to your favorite location? Ever think about how dependent the U.S. economy is on delivery drivers, grocery store workers, and food distribution/warehouse workers? Maybe not, but perhaps the coronavirus changed […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 5: What Will Change – Deficits and Government Spending

Written by Bahr, Kevin - May 20, 2020 at 4:21 pm. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy

It’s like nothing that you’ve seen – the pending federal deficit. During the financial crisis, the budget deficit hit approximately $1.4 trillion – a record at the time. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the budget deficit for fiscal year 2020 (which ends in September) was expected to top $1 trillion before the coronavirus. […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 4: What Will Change – Healthcare

Written by Bahr, Kevin - April 22, 2020 at 9:00 pm. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy, Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Never again. Shortages of PPE (personal protective equipment), medical testing, and medical supplies such as ventilators occurred across the country. While the U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, inappropriate (or lack of) planning and vulnerable global supply chains left the U.S. without the equipment necessary to protect healthcare workers, first-responders, and its […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 3: What Will Change – Supply Chains

Written by Bahr, Kevin - April 20, 2020 at 9:00 am. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy, Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and China. In 2019 the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 2: What Happened – A Review of the Stock Market

Written by Bahr, Kevin - April 17, 2020 at 9:00 am. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy, Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The stock market is not the economy. However, the stock market reflects what is expected to happen to the economy. Although some political leaders doubted the impact of the coronavirus on the United States, a growing uncertainty was becoming evident in U.S. financial markets. As the coronavirus worked its way through China, South Korea, and […]

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The Coronavirus – Why the U.S. Economy Will Never be the Same Part 1: What Happened – A Review of the Economic Impacts

Written by Bahr, Kevin - April 15, 2020 at 9:00 am. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy, Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

If there was any doubt about the severity of the coronavirus impact on the U.S. economy, those doubts came to an abrupt halt in March. The Department of Labor announced initial jobless claims soared to a seasonally adjusted 3.28 million in the week ended March 21, up from the prior week claims of only 282,000. […]

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Coronavirus, oil prices, a service sector economy and bailouts

Written by Bahr, Kevin - March 9, 2020 at 3:01 pm. Comments Off Tags: Coronavirus, economics, Economy, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Another week that began with stock market turmoil. 7%, 13% and 20% – those are the magic drops in the S&P 500 that trigger “circuit breakers” for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Circuit breakers are when stock market trading is halted to give investors and traders a breather to assess what is going on […]

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The Economy: 5 Things You Should Know for 2020 (and beyond) – Part 6

Written by Bahr, Kevin - December 23, 2019 at 10:00 am. Comments Off Tags: economics, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Summary and Future Challenges The United States has enjoyed a prolonged period of economic growth; a record period of economic growth. Since 2010 economic growth has continued, the unemployment rate decreased to a 50-year low, and the stock market has generally increased reflecting the strong economy. The economic growth has largely been driven by factors […]

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