Commentary

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 2 hours ago

A new version of the flu is spreading rapidly and raising concern among public health experts, who are warning of a new flu outbreak ahead of winter. The new flu strain, a version of H3N2, emerged over the summer, raising fears that the current flu vaccine might struggle to fight it. https://buff.ly/f0M1EWd

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 3 hours ago

Seattle's home-sale turnover — the share of homes that actually change hands — has plunged to 2% in 2025 from 3.2% in 2019, among the steepest drops in the country. https://buff.ly/ywnSako

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 16 hours ago

While homeownership affordability improved slightly in September, it was still down over 5 percent from a year ago. Get the latest national and local numbers with the Atlanta Fed's HOAM tool. https://buff.ly/ajdN3gJ

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 18 hours ago

From Bangkok to Berlin, people everywhere are having fewer babies—and the decline is happening faster than many demographers predicted. The top economics editors consider the evidence on what baby-bust economics means for the world’s prosperity—and your pension. https://buff.ly/SzrUXog

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 19 hours ago

Third-Quarter GDP Growth Estimate Increased. On November 17, the GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2025 is 4.1 percent, up from 4.0 percent on November 6.

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 21 hours ago

The outlook for growth in the U.S. economy looks marginally better now than it did three months ago, according to 33 forecasters responding to the Fourth Quarter Survey of Professional Forecasters. https://buff.ly/X1Z8y2F