Edward Thomas Author

Economic and Business cycle expert and Author of a "cycles" trilogy about history, politics, and economic cycles.

The Business Cycle is Laboring to Maintain Steam

This upcoming Labor Day weekend, think how a change in economic conditions might impact your personal situation. Are you working in an...

Will the Great Recession lead to Deflation?

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Will Real Estate ever recover from the Great Recession?

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The Great Recession

Recessions represent the downward phase of the business cycle. They currently occur about every nine years. See the U.S. GDP figure below...

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Economic and Business cycle expert and Author of a "cycles" trilogy about history, politics, and economic cycles.

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Will Real Estate ever recover from the Great Recession?

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Will oil prices slow down the economy?

Could a rate cut launch the housing market?

Which direction is this market headed?

What is going to be the next inflation trigger?

The yield curve inversion and what that means for the economy

Lower interest rates and less competition - how long will it last?

Have the bears had their last roar, or is the market poised for more pain?

Does the Fed need to adjust its inflation target?

Does a slowing economy mean a recession is around the corner?

Could a recession actually boost real estate sales?

Trade War relief and the Stock Market goes higher - feels like Groundhog’s Day

Asset bubbles and inflation - what is the correlation?

Fed changes course to boost the markets; another Greenspan-like put?

Real Estate sales are in the tank, and some think they won’t recover any time soon

Is the stock market rebound a bounce or a recovery?

Will a Fed rate pause incur additional inflation risk?

2018 Year-end summary, and a 2019 projection