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The Recession That Didn’t Happen… And Why Most Forecasters Got It Wrong In arguing that there will be no near-term recession, Beacon Economics has been an outlier in the forecasting community. Economic Policy, Economics, General Economy August 8, 2023 Author: Christopher Thornberg, PhD Christopher Thornberg, PhD All Articles Much to the chagrin of those who have been predicting otherwise, the U.S. economy…
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What The Fed’s Rate Hike And The 1st Quarter Contraction Means… And Doesn’t Mean A Roller Coaster Economy: Analyzing the Aftermath of Stimulus and Rate Hikes on the U.S. Financial Landscape Budgets & Deficits, Consumers, Economic Policy, General Economy May 10, 2023 Author: Christopher Thornberg, PhD Christopher Thornberg, PhD All Articles Given the frenzied and contradictory economic news lately, I wouldn’t blame anyone for having a bad case of whiplash. It’s…
Why GDP Growth Should Slow… And Why It Won’t The Complexities Behind the US GDP Slowdown and the Factors Preventing its Decline. Budgets & Deficits, General Economy November 3, 2021 Author: Christopher Thornberg, PhD Christopher Thornberg, PhD All Articles In the 3rd quarter, U.S. GDP grew by 2%, down from an almost 6% pace over the three preceding quarters. Weak growth in consumer spending, with a sharp drop in…
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Los Angeles’ Entertainment Industry The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was a generational challenge to the global entertainment industry, one that led to the delay or cancellation of up to 60% of scripted titles and to an 80% drop-in box-office revenue. blog, General Economy May 3, 2021 Author: Patrick Adler Patrick Adler All Articles “This analysis was originally published as part of the LA2021 Future…