The Hamrick Brief
Mark HamrickConnecting the dots between economic data and everyday life — analysis, context, and clarity on what the economy means for you
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Why housing is an example of the K-shaped economy
In this edition of The Brief:
This week: why real estate has become a story of two Americas, certain hot metros soaring in value while towns close to my heart like Coffeyville, Kansas, and Niagara Falls, New York don’t fare nearly so w...
Join my new subscriber chat
Today I’m announcing a brand new addition to my Substack publication: The Hamrick Brief subscriber chat.
This is a conversation space exclusively for subscribers—kind of like a group chat or live hangout. I’ll post questions and updates th...
The Brief, Briefly: The Fed Stands Pat On Interest Rates
The decision by the Federal Reserve to keep its benchmark federal funds rate, a short-term interest rate, unchanged is as expected. The U.S. central bank is standing pat with no rate change.
That means the target range for the federal fund...
100 Days Out, Voters Are Grading the Economy Poorly
The Lead:
Affordability remains the top economic story of 2026, and with the midterms fewer than 100 days away, it’s fast becoming the top political story too. A new Economist/YouGov poll finds nearly four in ten voters name inflation, pri...
Americans Are Still Working. Many Are Not Getting Ahead as Easily
Every week, I try to explain some things about the economy that actually show up in daily life, not just on Wall Street. This week we update HAPI, take a skeptical look at betting markets treated as odds, offer a practical mid-year financia...
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