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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.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEFAINUSA672N

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 Gallery brings together our webinars, videocasts and member conversations. Log in today and explore the collection. Available Now on the Member Portal

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-stock-market-crash-underway-one-chart-to-see-one-call-to-make/

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.pdfFor questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop.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, for a look at New York's Affordable Broadband Act and its unintended consequences.  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.cwit.com/blog/the-evolution-of-internet-speedshttps://www.statista.com/statistics/209117/us-internet-penetrationhttps://www.reviews.org/internet-service/cost-of-internet-streaming-and-cell-phone-billshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/isps-lose-yet-another-attempt-to-kill-new-yorks-15-broadband-mandate/https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/allaboutfinance/the-unintended-consequences-of-increases-in-the-minimum-wagehttps://www.nber.org/digest/dec98/consequences-americans-disabilities-acthttps://reason.org/commentary/unintended-consequences-of-rent-control/

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/2025/01/28/nvidia-is-in-danger-of-losing-its-monopoly-like-margins https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536926/ai-models-energy-consumption-per-request/ https://www.demandsage.com/chatgpt-statistics/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1536969/ai-electricity-consumption-worldwide/ https://www.bestbrokers.com/forex-brokers/ais-power-demand-calculating-chatgpts-electricity-consumption-for-handling-over-78-billion-user-queries-every-year/

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/Solutions.

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 utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop. Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. Visit us, download the intelligence brief and 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 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.coop/Solutions.

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/DGS3MOhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10Contact 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 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 MigrationEconomic & Market Watch ArchiveContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the brief and 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 effects of the latest cuts on market expectations for 2025.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.Visit us, download the brief and 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 challenges and economics of Virtual Power Plants with director Brian Sloboda of CFC's Utility Research & Policy team. For more on VPPs and other distributed energy topics, see Brian's author page on Solutions.For questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop.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 and financial research at CFC, as he translates the federal debt into meaningful numbers.Sources:https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/financial-report/where-we-are-now.htmlhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1382455/monthly-interest-rate-us-debt/https://www.cato.org/blog/medicare-social-security-are-responsible-100-percent-us-unfunded-obligationshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/historical-tables/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 examines the effect of automation on jobs in both white-collar and blue-collar industries.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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he considers mergers and margins in the grocery business.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 explains why unemployment kept going up despite strong hiring in the first half of the 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.coop/Solutions.

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she looks at data center risks and rewards for co-ops with energy industry analyst Chris Whittle of CFC's Utility Research & Policy team.For questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop.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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he looks into the future and makes a prediction.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 examines the evidence supporting the answer "no."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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he explains how economists are like dart-throwing chimpanzees.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 asks whether owning your home makes you wealthy or the other way around.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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research, as he reveals the United States' hidden exposure to Chinese goods and imports.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 factors affecting the cost of renewable energy with Alisha Pinto, senior energy industry analyst of CFC's Utility Research & Policy team.For questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop.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 discusses the cosmic irony of saving for retirement.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 discusses this year's KRTA results with Carolina Park, manager of Financial Tools & Analysis.For questions and requests about the 2023 KRTA report, please contact financialtools@nrucfc.coop. 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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for why he keeps saying "Wow."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 expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for why stock pickers are having a hard time beating the index.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 explores how well Americans recognize a recession.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 weighs the factors affecting AI's long-term value.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, for the effects of interest rate changes—or lack of changes—on the US economy.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, as he subscribes to a podcast for the very first time.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for some practical advice about construction costs and insurance coverage.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for her unique and easily digestible perspective on why quantitative tightening is a misleading term.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he considers the economic impact of those who've served.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for his very own 2%, 5% roadmap of how to navigate the U.S. economy.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he explores the complex balancing act between the options.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for her unique and easily digestible perspective on why Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would probably prefer not to be center stage right now.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for his unique and easily digestible perspective on the outsized role of grocery prices in consumer sentiment.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for her unique and easily digestible perspective on economic happiness.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Antony Davies, director of economic and financial research at CFC, as he explores the question.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join expert John Suter, vice president of economic research at CFC, for his unique and easily digestible perspective on the outsized role of grocery prices in consumer sentiment.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.

Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, for her unique and easily digestible perspective on economic happiness.Contact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.