Charts of the Week
Federal vs. State & Local Taxes As A Percentage Of Income Back to 1929
December 26, 2018
A look at taxes back to 1929.
A look at taxes back to 1929.
Long-Term look at the pages in the Federal Register since 1936.
Stock prices since the 1600s.
A long-term view of interest rates in the U.S.
A long-term look at demographics.
Crude oil prices back to 1859.
A look at U.S. home prices over the long-term.
A look at several wage stats since 1774.
Grains back to 1892 and the number of farms in the US back to 1912.
As the stock market's decline reaches historic proportions, The New York Times blames Trump and The Wall Street Journal blames the Fed. This decline stops when everyone stops playing the blame game and starts doing their part to stop it.
On Friday, December 14 BusinessWeek's cover story questioned whether or not cryptocurrencies have "hit the fan." Since this issue hit newstands, Bitcoin has rallied nearly 30%. Did this cover mark the low for cryptocurrencies?
Today's topics include market risks in 2019, the trade war, Trump says buy the dip, the overconfident Fed, Munchin on the hot seat, blame algos, the bull market, activist investors and retail sales.