Outside the Beltway

An anemic end to 2015 raises concerns about the health of the economy going forward.

China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.

The economy is booming. Except where it’s not.

A strong month for jobs growth in . means 2015 ended on a strong note

Donald Trump has won Politifact’s ‘Lie Of The Year’ because, well, he’s told so many things that are utterly and provably false.

The final report to third quarter Gross Domestic Product shows that growth over the summer was, at best, tepid.

In a move it had been telegraphing for the better part of a year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since July 2006.

Representatives from 195 nations reached an agreement supposedly devoted to addressing global climate change, but it’s really more hype than anything else.

The November Jobs Report was good, but there still aren’t signs of the kind of stronger economic growth we need to see.

The election of an anti-austerity government in Portugal is raising some concerns.

The economy performed a little better than previously reported over the summer. It’s not great, but it’s probably enough to convince the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month.

To no real surprise, the Obama Administration has rejected the application to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. It is likely to remain an issue in the upcoming Presidential campaign, though.

Thanks mostly to well-founded demographic concerns, China is ending the ‘One Child’ policy, but it is probably too late for them to avoid the consequences of the forty year program.

Gross Domestic Product grew at a sluggish 1.5% in the just-concluded Third Quarter, calling the Federal Reserve’s apparent plan to raise interest rates at some point even further into question.

Congress and the White House have reached a tentative deal on the budget and debt ceiling that promises to make Paul Ryan’s initial months as Speaker a lot easier.

The Club For Growth has released two ads criticizing Donald Trump, so of course Trump is threatening to sue them.

After months of hinting that interest rates would be rising this month, signs of economic weakness led the Federal Reserve to hold back.

To listen to many of the Republican candidates for President, it would appear that the lights have been turned out on Ronald Reagan’s shining city on a hill.

The August Jobs Report was positive, but weak, calling into question the Federal Reserve’s apparent plan to raise interest rates this month.

Today’s revision of Second Quarter G.D.P. growth was good news, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.

There are no “anchor babies,” there are only Americans.

The July Jobs Report indicates that while the economy is growing, it is not growing very much. This seems to call the Federal Reserve’s interest rate plans into question.

The economy rebounded from it’s winter shock, but it still doesn’t seem strong enough to justify the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates.

Greece reached a new deal with European bankers that seems oddly similar to the one that voters rejected just a week ago.

In the past month, the Chinese stock market has lost more than 1/3 of its value.

Greek voters rejected the latest bailout package, but that only seems likely to make things even worse for them.

The June Jobs Report was okay, but it certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence.

The economy contracted in the first quarter of 2015, and that suggests the rest of the year isn’t going to be very good either.

The jobs market bounced back in April, but that’s about all we can say.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the first three months of 2015, but it’s not clear what that means going forward.

Pundits and political scientists agree that, if the 2016 presidential election were today, we’d have a much better idea who would win.

Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.

The State Of The Union Address was more of the same, and the same will be true of Washington going forward.

The price of oil is continuing to fall, but it won’t last forever.

The Commerce Department had a Christmas present for investors, businesses, and consumers today.

Rick Perry is sounding for all the world like a candidate for President, and says he’s a different candidate this time, but initial perceptions are hard to overcome.

Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.

Russia’s own government is projecting that its economy will slip into recession next year. How that will impact Putin’s current belligerence remains to be seen.

Sen. Charles Schumer says Democrats made a mistake by concentrating on getting health care reform passed instead of on fixing the economy.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.

Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.

Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.

Another example of the silliness of the “trade deficit” concept.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.