Economy

The Consumer Sentiment Index rose slightly from its August lows in September...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.

The Consumer Sentiment Index rose to its second-highest level since the start of the pandemic, in June...Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more…

Retail sales dropped 1.3% in May...Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 8% in the first quarter of 2021. Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's…

How will the next stimulus package impact the economy?Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and…

Dow Jones industrial average rose by more than 7% as the economy shrunk 3.5% in 2020. Dr. Kamran Afshar looks at this and more in the week's economic news…

The Lehigh Valley business sentiment index rose by only 3% in January. Dr. Kamran Afshar presents a synopsis of the week's economic news with a detailed…

The Lehigh Valley has recovered 7 out of every 10 jobs it lost last spring. Dr. Kamran Afshar looks at this and more in the week's economic news for the…

Orders for consumer durables—a leading economic indicator—are flat. Dr. Kamran Afshar looks at this and more in the week's economic news for the Lehigh…

The month of December saw a decline in payroll employment of 140,000 jobs. Dr. Afshar warns this may be the start of a secondary recession which will…