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A Word About GDP, Please?

Big Red Car — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:04:04 +0000

If you were up early this morning, you learned that quarterly US GDP growth was a miserly 2% in Q3 – 2021 which was a disappointment when compared to Q2 -2021 in which GDP grew by 6.7%. The pundit class was expecting about 3%. This is NOT a fair comparison because Q2 – 2021 is […]

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Eyes on China

Big Red Car — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:08:07 +0000

The US – China relationship was kicked into gear by President Trump on many levels. When he took office, the Chinese had just seized a dozen reefs and atolls in the South China Sea, fortified them, and installed advanced weaponry that could control sea lanes through which 40% of international commerce flowed. Every step of […]

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India GDP

Big Red Car — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 17:24:17 +0000

India GDP, Big Red? Huh? Big Red Car here on a sunny Saturday in the ATX – On Earth As It Is In Texas! Yeah, it’s going to be a warmish day, up to 100F. Yawn! So, in the discussions about US GDP, the Big Red Car (huge fan of India) did some research on […]

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GDP Growth 4.1% – do not overreact

Big Red Car — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 16:14:15 +0000

GDP, Big Red Car? Huh? Big Red Car here on a lovely, warm Texas summer day – sun shining and headed to 101F. Ahhh, summer! Something else which is hot is the economy. It is hot as evidenced by today’s GDP number which shows growth in excess of 4%. This is Q3 2018 (April, May, […]

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The Lost American Decade

Big Red Car — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:18:37 +0000

Big Red Car here and awaiting the results of tonight’s Iowa caucuses. Why do we care what a bunch of very white folk in Iowa care about anyway? Foggy and 80F today. Ahhh, winter in Texas! So, we’ve heard of the lost Japanese Decades, right? Did you know we’ve got our own Lost American Decade? […]

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