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Economic Pulse
Fridays at 5:44 pm, Mondays at 7:30 am

Dr. Kamran Afshar presents a synopsis of the week's economic news with a detailed look at trends in the Lehigh Valley and the nation. Listen to Economic Pulse Fridays at 5:44 PM during All Things Considered, and Mondays at 7:30 AM during Morning Edition.

Latest Episodes
  • Cyber week sales hit a record high... Dr Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • Gasoline prices are down from last summer’s record high... Dr Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • Inflation dropped to zero in October! Dr Kamran takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • Federal Reserves is holding its lending rate constant... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • The Lehigh Valley business sentiment index levelled off in October... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • The GDP zoomed up 4.9%... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
  • The Consumer sentiment index is rising... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
  • Inflation is at 3.7% as of September... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
  • Payroll employment in the Lehigh Valley reached an all-time high... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
  • Business borrowing, how does it affect the economy? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.