News & Events
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Dec 05 2008
US Inflation Pressures Fall to 47-Year Low
U.S. inflation pressures fell in November to their lowest in more than 47 years. More
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Dec 05 2008
WLI Suggests Deepening Recession
A measure of future U.S. economic growth and its annualized growth rate both ticked up in the latest week, but they still suggest the recession will intensify. More
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Dec 04 2008
Job cuts mount as year ends
The nation's job market, in the final month of a brutal 2008, was dealt a savage blow when AT&T, DuPont, Viacom, Credit Suisse and others took another 22,000-plus jobs out of the work force. More
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Dec 03 2008
'Beige' Report Should Show Even More Red
At a year old, the recession is getting long in the tooth. But it only seems to be getting stronger. More
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Dec 01 2008
Recession Started Dec. '07
The National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007. More
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Dec 01 2008
The Shipping Digest
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Nov 29 2008
Jobs Map: Pervasive Job Losses
ECRI's Achuthan joins CNN's Your $$$$$ special program on jobs to discuss the recessionary jobs market. More
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Nov 26 2008
Why Timing is Critical to Stimulus Success
ECRI's Achuthan talks with CNN about policymaker's plan to jump start economic growth, and why timing is more important than the amount of money spent. More
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Nov 26 2008
U.S. Weekly Leading Index in Tailspin
A measure of future economic growth in the United States fell to its lowest in more than 13 years and its annualized growth rate hit a new low. More
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Nov 25 2008
U.S. bailout of Citigroup
The US government’s massive bailout of Citigroup had an instant impact on the stock market. More
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Nov 24 2008
Obama's vast jobs plan: How hard?
His aim is to add 2.5 million jobs. But job totals are dropping sharply now. More
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Nov 22 2008
Obama Offers Plan To Revive Economy
President-elect Barack Obama set out plans for an ambitious economic stimulus package Saturday. In a radio and Web address, he said things are likely to get worse before they get better and that he ha More
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Nov 21 2008
WLI Growth Nose-Diving to Historical New Low
A measure of future economic growth in the United States fell to its lowest in 13 years and its annualized rate showed U.S. economic growth is sliding at its fastest recorded pace. More
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Nov 20 2008
Big Three Depression Risk
The U.S. auto industry weathered the Great Depression. But there are some fears that its current crisis could cause another one. More
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Nov 18 2008
Auto & Financial Industry Bailout Debate
ECRI’s Achuthan discusses the proposed auto industry bailout in the context of the ongoing recession. More
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Nov 18 2008
Radio Interview on Bailouts/Eco Data
At 2:00 PM (ET) ECRI's Achuthan will have an extended interview with Bloomberg Radio regarding Paulson and Bernanke's testimony on the bailots and the latest economic data. More
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Nov 18 2008
Stimulus: Waiting for Obama
Mass layoffs. A dismal outlook for retailers. The prospect of state budget cuts. An economy in contraction, and forecasts that the decline will accelerate. More
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Nov 16 2008
G-20 Can't Change Business Cycle
ECRI's Achuthan talks with CNN International about any impact that can be expected from the G-20 meeting. More
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Nov 14 2008
G-20 Meeting & Weekly Leading Indicators
Early Friday, ECRI's Achuthan discussed the G-20 meeting and how weekly leading indicators say that economic recovery is not yet in sight. More
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Nov 14 2008
Recap of Wild Ride
ECRI's Achuthan spoke with CNNi about how we got here and what to expect. More
Testimonial
No one speaks with more authority about the economy's turning points.
ECRI is perhaps the only organisation to give advance warning of each of the past three recessions; just as impressive, it has never issued a false alarm.
(ECRI’s) forecast of the [Great] recession helped us anticipate reduced merchandise sales; we proactively revised our inventory forecasts down months ago, and that has helped to greatly minimize the inventory swell and need for markdowns.
Inflation Ahoy! We're indebted to the ECRI, that unnapping watchdog of inflation, for the FIG data.
I have to pay attention to those people and indicators that have pointed in the right direction – even when they've gone against the crowd (and my opinion at the time). One such outfit is the Economic Cycle Research Institute, whose various leading indicators actually have done just that – lead where things were headed.
ECRI has had a very stellar record. They've been making pretty bold calls and going against the conventional wisdom. So far their record has been one of the most impressive, and has been written up in the press as well as talked about in policy circles.
