Make Your Move http://www.industryweek.com/blog/29245/feed Leverage actionable -- and 94.7% accurate -- economic forecasts from ITR Economics, and spot unfolding business cycle trends before your competitors. en Does US Government Spending Have a Multiplier Effect? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect <div></div>A recent economic study and the legacy of Margaret Thatcher remind us that the economy is growing because the free market system works, not because of an interventionist government. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect#comments Make Your Move Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36:00 +0000 62531 at http://www.industryweek.com Bad for the UK, Good for the US http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us <div></div>The UK’s energy woes will benefit the US as a provider of low-cost energy <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us#comments Make Your Move Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:28:00 +0000 61971 at http://www.industryweek.com "The Corruption of Capitalism": Our Take on David Stockman's Op-Ed http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed <div></div>David Stockman's recent op-ed on the future U.S. economy is wholly consistent with our long-range forecast of U.S. economic challenges. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed#comments Make Your Move Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:23:00 +0000 61651 at http://www.industryweek.com Market Share Gains Are a Priority for 2014 http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014 <div></div>Don’t get carried away with extending economic good news in 2013 straight through 2014; there are signals of future cyclical risk. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014#comments Make Your Move Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:19:00 +0000 61281 at http://www.industryweek.com Watching the Road Signs for a Look Ahead http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead <div></div>Plan for growth in most markets in 2013, but don’t be blind to the road signs that may tell us we have a different trend ahead for 2014. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead#comments Make Your Move Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:05:00 +0000 61051 at http://www.industryweek.com Thinking About Higher Interest Rates and Lower Taxes http://www.industryweek.com/blog/thinking-about-higher-interest-rates-and-lower-taxes <div></div>It would be great if the US came to the realization that lower taxes are good for economic growth. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/thinking-about-higher-interest-rates-and-lower-taxes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/thinking-about-higher-interest-rates-and-lower-taxes#comments Make Your Move Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:36:00 +0000 60691 at http://www.industryweek.com Positive News from Europe -- Germans Balance the Budget http://www.industryweek.com/blog/positive-news-europe-germans-balance-budget <div></div>Germany’s ruling coalition is leading by example on budgets and deficit reduction. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/positive-news-europe-germans-balance-budget" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/positive-news-europe-germans-balance-budget#comments Make Your Move Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:47:00 +0000 60291 at http://www.industryweek.com Swiss Egalitarianism Runs Amuck With Executive Pay Limits http://www.industryweek.com/blog/swiss-egalitarianism-runs-amuck-executive-pay-limits <div></div>Egalitarianism has run amuck as Switzerland puts in place extreme rules curbing executive pay and power. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/swiss-egalitarianism-runs-amuck-executive-pay-limits" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/swiss-egalitarianism-runs-amuck-executive-pay-limits#comments Make Your Move Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:44:00 +0000 59791 at http://www.industryweek.com The China Housing Bubble http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-housing-bubble <div></div>China faces two different housing problems which, with the announcement of new government intervention, will not drag on the economy in China. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-housing-bubble" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-housing-bubble#comments Make Your Move Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:52:00 +0000 59721 at http://www.industryweek.com Stock Market At Record High But Will It Last? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/stock-market-record-high-will-it-last <div></div>It would be wonderful to tell you that this great stock market rising trend can extend a lot further; but we don’t think it can. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/stock-market-record-high-will-it-last" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/stock-market-record-high-will-it-last#comments Make Your Move Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:11:00 +0000 59171 at http://www.industryweek.com