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Trajectory of COVID-19

by Daniel BromleyApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020

It has been two weeks since we looked at the trajectory of COVID-19. Here are a few new indicators. Figure 1 shows the number of cases per million residents, by state. Our neighbors in Minnesota are enjoying their “geographic distancing”…

Spending Trajectory

by Daniel BromleyApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020

Friends, Here is a compilation of credit card expenditures covering the three-month period January 1 – April 1, 2019 with the same period in 2020. We can see where the hurt is (and isn’t). Negative is to the left. Some…

WHAT’S IN A NAME? RECESSION OR DEPRESSION

by Daniel BromleyApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020

A recession is two consecutive quarters in which GDP falls. We are certainly headed for a recession. Some estimates are that GDP will not recover to its January 2020 level for a year or more. Will we have a depression?…