Commentary

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 12 hours ago

Nearly 4 in 10 young, childless Seattleites are thinking about packing up and moving, a new survey finds. As it turns out, that's a smaller share than in many big cities. https://buff.ly/eKrBBHM

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 13 hours ago

A record 186.9 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year. The figure is up more than 3 million total shoppers from the previous record of 183.4 million last year. https://buff.ly/Ohhc1uA

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 14 hours ago

From CBS News we found this interesting: America's deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts. https://buff.ly/4Ud3tip

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 16 hours ago

Federal Reserve officials ‘strongly’ divided on December interest rate cut. Minutes from US central bank’s October meeting point to schism on direction of monetary policy. https://buff.ly/ELXn5Ie

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 18 hours ago

Recent shifts in immigration flows have lowered the estimates of net international migration into the United States. New data indicate that net migration will be close to half a million people in 2025, down from 2.2 million in 2024. Estimates based on these data and on past trends for the U.S.-born population suggest that this could lead to a decrease in the working-age population and slower growth in the prime-age labor force. Continued low levels of immigration would lead to decreases in the total prime-age labor force. https://buff.ly/Vc2pLLD

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 20 hours ago

Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows. The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows. https://buff.ly/2BCf2dM