Economic Commentary:: Independent Bankers Bank

Tuesday, May 1, 2009

Economic Commentary

Bob Schwartz, Senior Economist and Director of Consulting Services at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, provides insight into today's economic environment.

Weekly Economic Commentary

Monthly Economic Commentary

May 2012 - "Cautious Optimism"
April 2012 - "Jobs and Economy -- A Broken Relationship?"
March 2012 - "Reviving The Job Market -- No Easy Task"
February 2012 - "Groundhog Day"
January 2012 - "A New Year's Wish: Less Turbulence Please"
December 2011 - "An Upbeat End To The Year?"
November 2011 - "Back From The Precipice"
October 2011 - "Low Rates Not a Panacea"
September 2011 - "The Long Goodbye"
August 2011 - "Buying Time"
July 2011 - "Needed: A Confidence Boost"
June 2011 - "Cautious Optimism"
May 2011 - "Spring Thaw"

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weekly economic
commentary 5/14/12

After a relentless stream of disappointing reports, it’s nice to receive a dollop of good news for a change. Make no mistake; nothing that came out of Washington’s data mills this week can be considered a game-changer. But at least the negativity that has been overhanging the economic landscape in recent weeks has been lifted a bit, offering a kernal of hope for optimists who believe that the softness portrayed in some key indicators is nothing more than a temporary blip on the road to better times. To be sure, we are not factoring in the European debt quagmire, which seems to sink into deeper quicksand with each passing day and is no doubt playing havoc with investor psychology. If the new Greek government, whenever it is formed and whatever shape it takes, continues to play...