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Most of Bill’s current writings appear on Forbes.com where he is a Senior Contributor.

30 Sep 2011

How Are Consumers Able to Keep Spending?

Economy

Yep, consumers continue not only to spend, but to increase their spending in most months. Here's the latest data: Over the past 12 months, total consumer spending has increased 4.5 percent. I hear people say …

29 Sep 2011

An Optimistic Economic Scenario for Manufacturing and Industrial Distribution

Business Strategy Economy

It's hard to be optimistic about the economy, and my own economic forecast is fairly conservative. I look for optimists, but can't find any. The closest thing I've found is three contributors to The Wall …

16 Sep 2011

Economics Newsletter September 2011

Economy

A very good economics newsletter (if I do say so myself) was just released. On that link is an opportunity to subscribe for free via email. Here's the front matter not included in the link: …

13 Sep 2011

Using an Economic Forecast in the Corporate Planning and Strategy Retreat: A Great New Idea

Business Strategy Economy

Dave Spaulding had an idea so good that I wish I had thought of it myself. I was briefing the directors and senior executives of Red Canoe Credit Union at the beginning of their strategic …

8 Sep 2011

Obama Jobs Plan–Ahead of the Speech

Economy

The President's jobs speech (9/8/2011) has triggered a good bit of coverage, including CNN/Money, the Financial Post (Toronto), the Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) and Oregon Business Report. Here's the nutshell from those stories: When my …

5 Sep 2011

Benjamin Franklin on Economic Disasterists

Books Business Strategy Economy

I was reading the Declaration of Independents, a really fun read, and they mentioned the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. I had not read it, but thought maybe I should be familar with it, so I …

2 Sep 2011

Economic Forecast: How Long Until We’re Back to Normal?

Economy

This is an ugly calculation. My recently updated economic forecast through 2013 shows a wide gap between actual output and potential output. That is roughly equivalent to unemployment being above normal of five percent or …

29 Aug 2011

New Economic Forecast 2012-2013

Economy

(This forecast has been revised: http://businomics.typepad.com/businomics_blog/2011/11/updated-economic-forecast-2012-2013.html.) Here's my revised economic forecast, now going through 2013. Moderate growth in most of the forecast horizon. An acceleration to somewhat stronger growth occurs near the end of this …

27 Aug 2011

U.S. Treasury Bonds Split Rated: The Song

Economy Investments

When a bond is rated differently by two ratings agencies, it is said to be "split rated." Thus the title of the song performed by Curtis Threadneedle, written by him and Marcy Shaffer and our …

22 Aug 2011

Reasons for Optimism on the Economic Outlook: 2011 second half and 2012 first half

Economy

Grounds for optimism about the economy have been scarce, so you might suggest I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Not true. This is BIG! We finally have the money supply growing as it …

18 Aug 2011

Are Kids Worse Off Today? Interesting Economics of What the Minimum Wage Will Buy

Folks are often surprised when I tell them that today's young people have a really bright future. It turns out that they also have a really bright present. Mark Perry at the fabulous Carpe Diem …

17 Aug 2011

Can Industry Survive the Stock Market Crash?

Economy Investments

Manufacturing and related wholesale businesses are mostly enjoying better sales than last year, but Wall Street gyrations have thrown a scare into many executives of heavy industry. The key questions for manufacturing and distribution are …