The Everyday Economist

May 8, 2020 - The Jobs Report Was Horrid, So Why Did Stocks Jump? Are Cases Rising in Reopened States?

Tune in to find out the details of today's awful jobs report for April, why the stock market jumped, news from around the world, some insights on contact tracing, whether reopened states are seeing a spike in virus cases and tip #20 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

May 7, 2020 - Initial Jobless Claims, Productivity, and A New Name for the Pandemic?

Tune in to find out what happened with initial jobless claims, how much productivity fell in the first quarter, a slew of economic insights, a possible new name for the pandemic and tip #19 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

May 6, 2020 - ADP Report Shows Record Decline in Jobs, and Interesting Insights on Virus Deaths

Tune in to find out how many jobs were lost in April according to ADP, interesting insights on virus deaths reported by the CDC compared to Worldometers, insights on weather, anti-body research, the restaurant industry, the film industry and tip #18 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

May 5, 2020 - Trade, Services, Retail Sales and a Shocking Statement from an Epidemiologist!

Tune in to find out what happened with international trade in March, the services industry in April, more insights on the meat industry, interesting trends in housing, a shocking statement from an epidemiologist and tip #17 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

May 4, 2020 - How Much Did Vehicle Sales and Factory Orders Decline? What is the Outlook for Restaurants?

Tune in to find out how much vehicle sales fell in April, how much factory orders fell in March, the outlook for restaurants, an interesting development in testing for the virus and tip #16 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

May 1, 2020 - How Bad is the State of Manufacturing? What Are States Basing Their Shutdown Measures On?

Tune in to find out how much manufacturing is suffering, whether construction spending rose or fell in March, an outlook for the restaurant industry and very interesting insights on COVID-19 models being used to determine shutdown measures!

How Many More People Filed For Unemployment Insurance? Record Decline in Personal Spending?

Tune in to find out how many more people filed for unemployment insurance, if the decline in personal spending in March was a record, what drove today's stock market decline and tip #14 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

How Bad Was GDP in Q1? Plus, the Fed Holds Rates Steady and Trump Orders Meat Plants to Reopen.

Tune in to find out how bad GDP was in the first quarter, what the Fed said at the FOMC meeting, what good news drove today's stock market jump, a recap of Trump's executive order on meat plants reopening and tip #13 on how to stay sane during unemployment!

April 28, 2020 - Trade Deficit Widens, Retail Sales Worsen, Consumer Confidence Plunges and a Warning From a Rancher

Tune in to find out why the trade deficit widened, how much retail sales declined last week, how much consumer confidence fell (but with some rays of hope) and a dire warning from a rancher about the food supply chain!

April 27, 2020 - Dallas Manufacturing Index Plunges, Food Supply Concerns and Reopening the Economy Safely

Tune in to find out how much manufacturing activity fell in the Dallas area, what one food production official said about the food supply chain, the battle between economics and health and tip #11 on how to stay sane during unemployment!