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June 3, 2025 • 44 mins
The U.S. Commerce Department released the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index and the Core Inflation Index, the Federal Reserve's key inflation measure; Kevin has the details, discusses the data and offers his perspective. Also released on Friday, Consumer Spending and Personal Income reports; Kevin digs into the numbers and offers his perspective. A business news network commits journalism regarding Tariffs and Inflation...
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May 30, 2025 • 43 mins
Hurricane season begins on June 1st and runs through November 30th ; Kevin has the forecast/estimates of named storms and hurricanes and offers his insights. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visited the White House for a meeting with President Trump on Thursday; Kevin has the details and offers his insights and opinion. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis revised the first quarter Gross Domestic Product; Kevin has the detail...
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May 29, 2025 • 40 mins
The U.S. Senate voted to block California's Clean Air Standards; Kevin has the details, why this is important to the trucking industry, the general driving public and the entire Country. Oregon and Vermont halt zero-emission truck mandates; Kevin discusses this, how these mandates came to be and offers his insights. Oil and gas prices react to OPEC+ keeping their output policy unchanged, Canadian wildfires, Chevron's Venezuelan oil...
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May 28, 2025 • 51 mins
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for May was released on Tuesday; Kevin has the details, discusses the information and offers his insights and perspective. The U.S. Commerce Department released the April Durable Goods Orders report: Kevin sorts through the data, explains the information and puts it into perspective. Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company and the Freight Transportation Research Associate...
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May 27, 2025 • 38 mins
On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department released the April New Home Sales Report; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and adds an historic perspective to the report. Kevin makes the case that it is time for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by taking a look at how an average home price is affected by different interest rates. Also, using a $110,000 annual income, Kevin takes a look at how much home can be purchased...
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May 23, 2025 • 44 mins
The U.S. Labor Department reported the weekly Initial Jobless Claims; Kevin has the details, digs into the data and offers his insights. S&P Global released the U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) and U.S. services PMI; Kevin discusses the report and offers his perspective. The National Association of Realtors reported April existing home sales; Kevin looks at the data and puts it into perspective. Oil reacts to OPEC...
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May 22, 2025 • 44 mins
Three Federal Reserve officials gave speeches over the last couple of days, during which they talked about if and when to expect interest rate cuts; Kevin reviews the comments, offers his insights and opinion. Reading between the lines and the complete comments by economists on Monday's Report on Leading Economic Indicators, Kevin points out their positive comments that have been overlooked by the media. The American Trucking Asso...
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May 21, 2025 • 48 mins
On Monday, the Conference Board released the April Leading Economic Index; Kevin talks about how two different news agencies covered the release; discusses the data, offers his insights and puts the information into historic perspective. The United Nations has forecast global economic growth for 2025 and 2026; Kevin takes a look at the information and offers his opinion and insights.
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May 20, 2025 • 43 mins
The credit rating service, Moody's, changed the U.S. sovereign credit rating; Kevin sorts through the data, offers his insights and puts the information into perspective. The University of Michigan released its preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index; Kevin discusses this report, the implications and offers his opinion. The U.S. Commerce Department released the Housing Starts, as well as, Residential Permits (Building Permits) reports...
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May 16, 2025 • 49 mins
The Labor Department reported U. S. weekly Jobless Claims; Kevin has the details and offers his insights. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for April; Kevin discusses the data and the. implications going forward on Interest rates. The U.S. Retail Sales report was released; Kevin has the details. JPMorgan offers their latest predictions as to the possibility a recession this year; Kevin digs...
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May 15, 2025 • 50 mins
Additional benefits from the 90-day tariff pause between the U.S and China have come to light; Kevin discusses these benefits. Goldman Sachs analysis indicates President Trump's preferred crude oil prices; Kevin discusses this and offers his insights. The U.S. Treasury released the April Tariff Revenue data; Kevin discusses the effect on the budget deficit, additionally, Zero Hedge points out other unexpected surprises in the data;...
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May 14, 2025 • 43 mins
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck is underway and continues through Thursday. The National Federation of Independent Businesses released their Small Business Optimism Index; Kevin discusses the results and offers his insights. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Consumer Price Index; Kevin digs into the details, discussed the information and offers his insights. Oil reacts to US- Ch...
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May 13, 2025 • 47 mins
Usually weekends are slow news days, not so this past weekend. Friday, a trade deal with India was signed; later a ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan; Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to meet Russian President Vladmir Putin in Turkey on Thursday; progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran over their nuclear program; the U.S. and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days; President Trump signs execu...
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May 9, 2025 • 47 mins
Kevin's thoughts on the election of the first American Pope. Kevin reacts to further comments by Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell and President Trump's reaction Powell's "wait and see" approach. Data from the U.S. Labor Department regarding Initial jobless claims and Worker Productivity were released; Kevin digs into the details and offers his opinion and insights. The first trade deal has been reached; Kevin has the who, wh...
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May 8, 2025 • 43 mins
The Federal Reserve ended its two-day meeting and announced their decision on interest rates, cut or unchanged? Fed Chaiman Jerome Powell held a press conference to offer an explanation of their decision; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and offers his opinion. Arkansas, Texas and Wyoming enact laws to improve road safety and CDL license validation, Kevin has the details. President Trump has issued an Executive Order enfo...
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May 7, 2025 • 50 mins
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released research defending the repeal of the Federal Excise Tax on new trucks and trucking equipment; you will not believe the amount of the tax and what the tax was to fund; Kevin reviews the data and offers his insights. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is evaluating loans issued from the $400 Billion Green Bank fast-tracked in the period between the time President Trum...
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May 6, 2025 • 44 mins
Kevin talks about his and his wife's visit, on Derby Day, to the historic Rookwood Pottery factory and later a visit to the Newport Casino to place some bets on the featured Derby race. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Jobs Report; Kevin has the details, sifts through the data, puts it into historic perspective and offers his insights. Automakers report April sales data: who's up who's down? The German F...
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May 2, 2025 • 47 mins
The U.S. Labor Department reported the U.S. weekly Initial Jobless Claims numbers; Kevin reviews the data and offers his insights. After the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report was released yesterday, the numbers have been further analyzed; Kevin explains. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck is coming up; Kevin has the dates and what inspectors will be looking for. The International Monetary Fund releas...
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April 30, 2025 • 48 mins
The Case-Shiller U.S National Home Price Index was released yesterday; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts it into historical perspective, and offers his insights. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index was released, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Kevin reviews the details and offers his insights and opinions on the reports. Kevin has the supply and...
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April 29, 2025 • 43 mins
On Friday, the University of Michigan released its final index of consumer sentiment for April; also, the National Association of Realtors released March Home Sales; Kevin has the details, looks under the hood of the data and offers his insights and opinions. Kevin talked about The Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act introduced in Congress that would make it a federal crime to stage a crash with a commercial motor vehicle. Kevin h...
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