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MARCH 1, 2025

Long Now Foundation ) The hardest-working font in Manhattan : In 2007, on my first trip to New York City, I grabbed a brand-new DSLR camera and photographed all the fonts I was supposed to love. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People : The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

When we look at the past century, we can see decades-long eras where the economy is generally robust, supporting markets trending higher, with expanding multiples. The alternate periods of time are Secular Bear Markets: The economy is fraught with weakness, poor consumer spending, and negative job growth.

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MAY 13, 2023

( The Guardian ) • Seaflooding: The Surprising Solution to Mitigate Climate Change, Create More Life, and Grow the Economy : Do You Like the Mediterranean Today? What if I told you there was a way to mitigate that, while creating new habitats and more life, growing the economy, and making money along the way?

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

price growth that characterized the pre-pandemic business cycle of 2007–2019. Generally speaking, high-profit margins are not a sign of an economy that is overheating. a pronounced acceleration over the 1.8% Rather, it reflects management behaving opportunistically given the circumstances (that is their job).

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 3, 2023

Holding onto expectations of major shifts in key drivers of the markets and the economy – merely due to the changing of the calendar – is a carryover from the days when the calendar mattered much more. The rally from those lows were close to a market double by the time we saw the next peak in October 2007. Alas, utterly nothing.

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Calculated Risk

MAY 29, 2023

Two examples: not reaching a fiscal agreement and going off the "fiscal cliff" probably would have led to a recession, and Congress refusing to "pay the bills" would have been a policy error that would have taken the economy into recession. The other two times were in early 2007 (housing bust / financial crisis), and in March 2020 (pandemic).

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We bought our first home in late 2007. Our rate at the time for a 30 year fixed was something like 6.25% or 6.5%. It didn’t seem high at the time but then again we didn’t have 3% rates in the rearview mirror to compare it to.

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The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

These urban centers have become a class of their own — “superstar cities” — with outsized impact on the American economy fueled by the clustering of workers with degrees. ( PC Magazine ) • This New Airline Is Raising the Bar, From First Class to Economy : Starlux has officially begun flying in the US. Let’s hope we’re ready. (

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The Big Picture

JULY 12, 2023

They also offer a suite of premium analytic mapping tools that cover: Over/Under Valued %, Value/Income Ratio, House Payment as % of Median Income, % Crash from 2007-2012, Shadow Inventory %, Cap Rate, Buy vs Rent Calculator %, Rent as a % of Income. September 1, 2022) The Post-Normal Economy (January 7, 2022) What Recession?

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 8, 2024

Federal Reserve : While a recession is possible in 2024, it mostly depends upon how long the FOMC keeps rates tighter (higher) than is appropriate for the economy. in November – but as I have been warning since 2007, we measure this incorrectly using a poor model of housing prices called “Owners Equivalent Rent.”

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The Big Picture

MARCH 3, 2023

2000-13 : Secular bear market did not make new highs until March 2013 2018 : ~20% pullback as the economy slowed, FOMC hiked. 2020 : Pandemic crash of 34%, fastest top fall (but fastest recovery) 2022 : Stocks & bonds both down double digits since 1981 All of these meet the unofficial definition of a bear of a 20% move off of the peak.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 6, 2025

Look, this, this is a t tangled, uh, this is a tangled web, uh, that is critically important to, to the economy. Um, and so I, I think in a higher rate environment, if you’re trying to cool the economy, this is always true. Than they were say in 2007, um, have meant that changing rates can have more of a lock-in effect than.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 11, 2024

wsj.com) Uranium prices are at their highest level since 2007. ft.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims aren't budging. Markets Microsoft ($MSFT) has nearly overtaken Apple ($AAPL) as the market cap leader. semafor.com) Crypto How to choose among the many spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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Zoe Financial

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

economy, comments from Federal Reserve Chairman suggest they may not lower interest rates as quickly as previously anticipated. Overall, consumer balance sheets are in strong shape , especially when compared to the Great Recession (2006-2007). Discretionary income is currently around 11% , lower than the 13% seen in 2006-2007.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There is a rosy projection for the US economy. Meltdown of 2007-09 fostered less risky tactics; not as much debt. The result has been a chaotic, unsteady Britain, battling social malaise and political upheaval in the aftermath of the pandemic amid an inflation crisis sweeping the global economy. ( Bloomberg ). Bloomberg ).

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Advisor Perspectives

AUGUST 22, 2023

The US bond-market selloff resumed Monday, driving 10-year yields to a 16-year high, as the persistently resilient economy has investors positioning for interest rates to remain elevated even after the Federal Reserve winds up its hikes.

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The Big Picture

MAY 12, 2023

The post-pandemic economy differs significantly from the 2010s. ( He founded Wall Strip (sold to CBS in 2007), co-founded StockTwits (which pioneered the ‘cashtag’ e.g., $AAPL), and was the first investor in Robin Hood. The Big Picture ) • Who’s Not Sweating the Debt Ceiling? Social Leverage recently launched its 4th fund.

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Nationwide Financial

MARCH 8, 2023

For example, the six-month Treasury bill yields around 5.12% as of this writing – the highest level since 2007. With inflation becoming sticky, the Federal Reserve may need to slow the economy by maintaining interest rates at “higher for longer” levels.

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Advisor Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

economy has been surprisingly resilient. Bond yields continue to rise, with long-term Treasuries at their highest level since October 2007. Despite the Fed’s aggressive monetary tightening and the regional banking crisis earlier this year, the U.S.

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Carson Wealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The bottom line is if the economy was truly about to fall apart like so many economists keep telling us, we’d expect to see more weakness in high-yield bonds right here. Instead they are making more than two-year highs, yet another sign the economy is on firm footing despite what the nightly news tells you.

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Advisor Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Never mind the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08; mistrust of the markets dates back to at least 1929, if not the Dutch East India collapse of 1769.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

economy is doing well, why do so many Americans say it’s terrible? economy is performing well, but most Americans still believe economic conditions are extremely poor — as if the country was mired in a deep recession. 2007-09 Great Financial Crisis 7. But if you’re in need of credit, current rates are a curse.

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Carson Wealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If they are cutting due to a panic (think March 2020) or due to a recession (like in 2001 or 2007) potential trouble could indeed be lurking. Yes, 2001 and 2007 are in there, as you’ve probably heard many times the past week if you’ve watched financial media at all. All this is very positive for the economy. on average.

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MarketWatch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The 10-year BX:TMUBMUSD10Y rate was at 3.921% Monday, while the 2-year BX:TMUBMUSD02Y was at 4.791%, near the highest since 2007. Investors attributed the slight bounce in stocks on Monday to an easing of Treasury bond yields.

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Discipline Funds

MAY 23, 2023

Now, I want to be careful here because I could have said the exact same thing in 2007, but I do believe this time is different. And the “when” in this equation is a long drawn out process mainly because housing is such a slow moving part of the economy. It’s not a matter of if in my view, but when.

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Advisor Perspectives

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We believe the US economy is late in the credit cycle as US Treasury bond yields move to highs not seen since 2007.

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Advisor Perspectives

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Federal Reserve may be putting its hoped-for soft landing of the economy at risk by tacitly accepting a run-up in long-term interest rates to the highest levels since 2007.

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Carson Wealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Fed made a big shift in its projections and is now much more bullish on the economy. Expectations for a stronger economy also mean the Fed is projecting fewer rate cuts next year. Two: Fed members are buying that the economy is strong. That is a huge shift and an acknowledgement that the economy is strong.

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Carson Wealth

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Even if the economy created zero jobs over the next year, 2022 would be the 9 th best year for job creation since 1940. The highest it got to during the 2003–2007 expansion was 80.3%. When times are good and the economy is expanding, firms hire temps to ramp up quickly. Initial unemployment benefit claims are near record lows.

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Validea

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Between the 1970s and 2007, value investing—where investors identify stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value—reigned supreme for two generations of investors. Many investors hopped on his bandwagon and received outstanding returns for decades, until the financial crisis in 2007, the article relates.

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Advisor Perspectives

JANUARY 4, 2024

Are they good news for the economy as borrowers catch a break, or a sign of impending recession as they were in 2001 and 2007? The key economic question for 2024 is how to think about the interest rate cuts we’re likely to get from the Federal Reserve.

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Nationwide Financial

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The previous bear market occurred in 2007-09, during the Global Financial Crisis. For example, consumers purchase necessities such as food and personal care items no matter what’s going on in the economy. The average bear market lasts 9.6 months, according to Ned Davis Research. What causes a bear market?

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Carson Wealth

MARCH 11, 2024

The bottom line is the economy is strong because the labor market is strong. The S&P 500 fell an eventual 57% from its October 2007 peak before bottoming on March 9, 2009, and finally ending the global financial crisis (GFC) bear market. The global economy was in shambles, and people were losing their jobs all around.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

At Citi, in 2007, fantastic timing, you take over as Head of Structured Solutions. And so, 2007, I came over to Citi. And when you think about market timing was 2007 the best time to — to make a move, but it ended up being a perfect time actually long-term for — for my career. BITTERLY MICHELL: Always risk.

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Carson Wealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

ECONOMY The economy saw blockbuster productivity growth in the third quarter. ECONOMY: PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH COULD BE A GAME CHANGER Lost in all the consternation over a weak payroll report this month was robust productivity data, which was released earlier. But this was not because the productive capacity of the economy expanded.

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James Hendries

AUGUST 23, 2022

Given the lag between Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and the real economy, we have not likely seen the bottom in the housing market. Outside of the pandemic, the rate of sales were close to sales rates in 2007 and 2008, when the economy was in the depths of a housing crisis [Figure 3]. Regional differences are profound.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 22, 2024

For a broad view of our expectations for the economy, stocks, and bonds in 2024, download our 2024 Market Outlook. That bear eventually ended in October 2022, and since then stocks have defied many experts, who continually (and incorrectly) touted a weakening economy, tapped-out consumer, and many other reasons to doubt the new bull market.

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