Hicks: What's going on with the economy?

Hicks: What's going on with the economy?

A close observer of the economy might be tempted to ask, “What is going on?”

The Economy Today – Just What’s Going On?

by Michael J. Hicks PhD Professor of Economics Ball State University A close observer of the economy might be tempted to ask, “What is going on?” The stock market continues to do well (subject to day-to-day presidential musings) and GDP growth is strong, while nearly every other measure of economic activity has stagnated or is in deep decline. Why? I have a three-part answer. First, tariffs continue to see-saw the U.S. economy. Since President D…