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Oct. 11, 2012

With Chinese Computers, It's Buyer Beware

A recent U.S. government report ties Chinese telecommunications firms to intellectual property theft....More
Oct. 9, 2012

Bringing Brazil Back from the Brink

While Brazil is presently facing economic challenges in 2012, the activity there is an interesting mix of opportunity and development....More
Oct. 4, 2012

Election 2012: The Day After the Debate

Decision time approaches for fiscal budget reform....More
Oct. 2, 2012

Looking Ahead to 2013: A Theoretical Economic Moment

Our projection of stability to mild rise in early 2013 is not driven by the slowdown (soft landing) in US Industrial Production that ended earlier....More
Sep. 25, 2012

Young Savers

Debt reduction and savings will be extremely important 20 years from now –- a depression is coming....More
Sep. 21, 2012

China Opportunity

There is mixed news on Chinese trade activity, but there are still opportunities....More
Sep. 18, 2012

Tax Cuts

Tax increases will have a mixed economic impact....More
Sep. 13, 2012

A Healing Nation

The economy is on its way to restoring equity to homeowners....More
Sep. 11, 2012

Exports and Imports

China’s changed outlook....More
Sep. 7, 2012

Changing Expectations

The Federal Reserve makes a false assumption that feelings about the future drive economic trends....More
Sep. 5, 2012

The Survey Said!

Internal trend characteristics and external leading indicators portend more rise in the US manufacturing sector....More
Aug. 31, 2012

Positive Signals in US GDP

US economy is moving forward with increasingly solid footing....More
Aug. 29, 2012

Reasons to be Optimistic

Negative news abounds, but the economy continued to show positive gains....More
Aug. 24, 2012

Good News, but Do We Want to Hear It?

There are positive signals from the consumer side of the economy, but negative perceptions remain....More
Aug. 22, 2012

Quite a Change

Falling direct investment is sobering views of China’s future growth....More
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  Brian Beaulieu has been an economist with ITR Economics since 1982 and its CEO since 1987. He is also Chief Economist for Vistage International and TEC, global organizations comprised of...

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