Author: TATIANA BAILEY Special to The Gazette
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Economic implications of Mideast conflict | Tatiana Bailey
Any time there is a new geopolitical conflict, like the one we are now seeing in the Middle East, the greatest concern is the risk is to human lives. A secondary, but important concern, is impact to the economy. The largest economic impacts probably will be to inflation. Consumers are painfully aware that, in the…
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Tatiana Bailey: Is the labor market softening?
Major economic data points are now trickling in and one of the most important relates to the jobs market. The recent employment report showed modest job growth in November of 64,000 jobs, which is significantly lower than the pre-pandemic historical monthly payroll increase of 190,000 jobs. October’s data was stark showing a substantial payrolls decline…
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What CEOS say about artificial intelligence
I recently heard Andrew Yang, a tech expert who has dabbled in politics, discussing artificial intelligence on Fox News. They replayed a 2019 clip where he predicted that 30% of jobs would be replaced by AI by 2030 — and he says he still stands by that assertion. The timing was notable, because I had…
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Tatiana Bailey: Nation’s debt problem is only going to get worse
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In just about every presentation I do, there are questions about the U.S. debt and whether I think it’s sustainable or a threat to long-term economic growth. Before I give you my take, let’s look at where we are today. U.S. debt today stands at…
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Tatiana Bailey: Reasons for forecasting a recession are plentiful
This month, there is a lot of new data to share with you. In the economic information I track every day and in community conversations, I see more than the usual shifts, many of which I believe to be structural and not cyclical. That’s part of the motivation to share additional data points with you.…