Trump held true on his promise to cut regulations when he took office in 2016. In the past couple years, however, the number of pages in the Federal Register have slowly crept higher.... Read More
A long-term look at government finances... Read More
A long-term view of interest rates in the U.S.... Read More
Crude oil prices and production since 1859 and retail gas prices since 1973... Read More
After declining for almost 40 years, crude oil production in the U.S. is now on the rise thanks to the shale revolution.... Read More
Real home price appreciation since 1890... Read More
Long-term interest rates since 1790... Read More
Real stock price appreciation in the Netherlands, UK and US between 1659 and 2015... Read More
A look at government spending as a percentage of GDP since 1791... Read More
A look at the government's surplus/deficit as a percentage of GDP since 1791... Read More
Dividend yields in the Netherlands, UK and US over the past four centuries... Read More
As of the end of 2018, unskilled labor made just under $21,000 per year.... Read More
The BOE's balance sheet as a percentage of GDP since 1700... Read More
In 1951, corporations in the U.S. paid a 49.7% effective tax rate on profits. That has since fallen to 10.7%.... Read More
After declining for almost 40 years, crude oil production in the U.S. is now on the rise thanks to the shale revolution.... Read More
A look at the S&P 500's P/E ratio since 1881... Read More
Housing starts peaked in 1972, just as waves of baby boomers began graduating college and starting families.... Read More
A look at government spending and income since the 1700s... Read More
A look at taxes back to 1929. ... Read More