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Scott Grannis, the Calafia Beach Pundit, says that although the stock market is high historically, there is still considerable skepticism and caution present. Thus, if the coronavirus and certain political disquiet were to fade, he says that there still seems to be substantial room for a further advance in equity prices. [more]

In his latest article, the Calafia Beach Pundit notes that the U.S. economy has achieved its longest expansion period in its history. However, since 2009, economic growth has been modest at about 2% per annum. Although there are some troubling signs, many indicators point to a continuation of slow but steady growth ahead. [more]

The net worth of U.S. households continues to increase while, at the same time, households’ leverage continues to decline. What this means is that U.S. households’ asset values are rising at the same time that risk aversion continues strong. This is a relatively healthy situation. [more]

There is always a lot of hype about how workers are losing out on wage gains. Right now, the workers of General Motors have been on strike since September 15, calling for higher wages which, in fact, have not risen very much over the past ten years or so. [more]

Private-sector jobs growth is decelerating, 96,000 private-sector jobs were created in August, less than the expected increase of 150,000. [more]

eResearch provides its own commentary and follows up with an article authored by Scott Grannis for his Blog, Calafia Beach Pundit (CBP). The topic is Climate Change, and CBP provides an interesting revelation. [more]

eResearch is pleased to provide an insightful article authored by Scott Grannis for his Blog, Calafia Beach Pundit. This article shows that truck tonnage moved is a good proxy for the strength of the U.S. economy. [more]

eResearch is pleased to provide an insightful article authored by Scott Grannis for his Blog, Calafia Beach Pundit. Today’s article uses three charts to show that U.S. consumer confidence is very high. [more]