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Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she reveals why she'd recommend engineering to students looking for a career. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he outlines the options to make the Social Security trust fund solvent.   Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .  Sources: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasd...

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at delayed effects of the fast-changing and uncertain trade environment. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Three weeks ago, Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, considered the question, " What If China Sold Off US Treasurys? " This week, she answers some follow-up questions from one of our listeners. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc....

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he examines signs of change in the labor market. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he weighs how tariffs affect the wider economy.    Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .  Sources: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ZSW00:CBOT?sa=X&sqi=2&ve...

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she examines the likelihood—and effects—of large-scale, foreign sell-offs of U.S. debt. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he looks under the hood of the U.S. economy.    Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .  Sources:  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1FZT5   https://fred.stlouisfed.or...

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at how consumer sentiment, forecast confidence and unclear tariff strategies are affecting the "economic vibe."  Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for a look at how rising copper futures may affect the cost of electrical infrastructure equipment. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions . CFC Video Gallery: Our new Video Gal...

Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he prescribes a little aspirin for our economic headaches.    Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions . Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/03/18/is-a...

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he reexamines the old Wall Street saying, "the stock market is not the economy." Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she looks at the economic factors affecting utility-scale solar projects with Alisha Pinto, senior energy industry analyst of CFC's Utility Research & Policy team. Download the issue brief, Understanding Utility-Scale Solar, here: https://www.nrucfc.coop/content/dam/solutions/documents/Utlity%20Solar%20Brief.pdf For questions and reques...

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he dives into the factors driving the price of eggs.  Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for inflation, an honest-to-goodness, no-joking, gold rush and other surprises. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he follows the effects of a single press release around the economic web.    Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions . Sources: https://www.economist.com/business/2025/01/2...

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he lists seven reasons why the answer is "Wrong!" Explore the 2025 Industry and Economic Trends Report at https://interactive.nrucfc.coop/trends-report-2025 . Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop...

Join CFC economic expert Sam Kem and industry and policy expert Jan Ahlen as they discuss this year's economic and industry environments and take a look at how trends in each affect the other.  Explore the 2025 Industry and Economic Trends Report yourself at https://interactive.nrucfc.coop/trends-report-2025 .  For questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresear...

Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he compares economic predictions for 2025.   Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join CFC economic experts John Suter, Sam Kem and Antony Davies for a holiday special, reminiscing about the first economic lesson they learned as kids. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join CFC economic experts John Suter, Sam Kem and Antony Davies as they discuss what economic topics bothered them most in 2024, the year's biggest economic trends and surprises, and what mattered most to our listeners this year. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.c...

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she explores the complexities underlying the simple label "middle class." Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join CFC expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks at the S&P 500 in the light of a recent Goldman Sachs report. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions .

Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he looks at why long- and short-term rates are reacting differently to Fed rate cuts. Sources: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS3MO https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10 Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore...

Join our producer, Kathy Ryan, and Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, for the new-and-improved features of Economic & Market Watch's weekly download and the new EMW Archive . Links: Intelligence Brief: November 11, 2024 — Domestic Migration Economic & Market Watch Archive Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop . Visit us, download the...