by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 23, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast Consumer sentiment drops, but will it affect spending? Find out why tracking spending habits is a better predictor of the economy than consumer sentiment. Plus, a look at how stimulus dollars and wage increases have impacted household...
by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 15, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank may not be a systemic issue prevalent in the banking sector. However, there are challenges in the credit and lending industry due to the rapid rise of interest rates in 2022 and into...
by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast Yesterday’s Factory Orders indicated that consumer spending remains in positive up trend and a good start of the year. The US economy remains in a positive trend and more favorable in contrast to Germany’s Factory Report also released...
by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast The doomsayers predicting a recession in late 2022 or in 2023 so far are thankfully incorrect. The US GDP gained momentum in the second half of 2022 and recovered all the declines of the first half to end the year with positive overall...
by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their monthly housing sales report this morning. The bad news is the report indicated a 12th consecutive monthly decline in home sales with the good news the decline may be slowing. In...
by Ethan Karmolinski | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcasts
Daybreak with Anton Podcast Analysts have been forecasting a hard landing for the economy in 2023 due to many concerns that include the aggressive rate hike policy by the Federal Reserve. As it turned out, the Federal Reserve’s assessment of the economy has proven to...
