Ernie Goss

Ernest Goss is the MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and director of the Goss Institute in Denver, Colorado.

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Persistent inflation, rising federal debt, and weakening job growth leave the Fed with few easy options ahead of its June meeting.

My latest:
https://t.co/lRxKCk72tQ

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New economic impact study from Goss & Associates finds the 2025 Men’s College World Series generated a record $147.6 million in economic activity for the Omaha metro.

More from the study here: https://t.co/8kzt523zJq

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Regional manufacturing is improving, but hiring remains soft and inflation is persisting longer than expected. Keep an eye on the bond market.
April 2026 Mid-America BCI soundbites:
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Trump's FY2027 budget: +43.7% for Defense, -10% for non-defense. DOGE couldn't bend the curve. My estimate: federal deficit hits $2.5–$3.0T next year. Strap in for higher long-term rates.
— Ernie Goss

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32 straight months of falling ag equipment sales. 4 consecutive years of below-cost crop prices. What does this look like for community banks?

Spoke with Jeff Bonnett, CEO of Havana National Bank, on The Rural Banker: https://t.co/FrTPyDy6tI

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Americans are still voting with their feet.

New Census data show continued migration from higher-tax to lower-tax states: https://t.co/6mt7WFgy3m

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Bad California housing policy doesn't stay in California.
My daughter moved to Denver to escape it. Colorado had other plans.
Subwoofers. Gunshots. A neighbor who hammered a duck to death with a shovel. What starts in California should stay in California. https://t.co/9ShFzehY2a

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54% of rural bankers say their local economy is in a recession.

Farmland is slipping below neutral. Federal support isn’t filling the gap.

New episode of The Rural Banker: https://t.co/W0844XPVgy

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New episode of The Rural Banker.

RMI: 40.9. Confidence: 29.5. Loan volume: 78.6.

Dr. Ernie Goss on what's actually happening in rural credit right now.

https://t.co/623ieTcTmj

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New from The Rural Banker:
Judge Tosses Trump a Bone: Powell Prosecution Hurts the President
https://t.co/PK2KDt8zPa

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Energy markets, spring planting costs, and the outlook for rural banks.

My latest Rural Banker discussion of the March Rural Mainstreet Index:

https://t.co/jF7PwTp2fx

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Data Centers, Not in My Backyard… But Apparently Not in Your Electric Bill Either

New Post ⬇️
https://t.co/QzRovhFiiV

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–13.3% vs –33.1%.

Two policy regimes. Two very different manufacturing outcomes.

New Rural Banker analysis: https://t.co/tIiX6hnyO1

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The Supreme Court Saved Trump From Himself

Read here: https://t.co/qNf1QshBhN

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February 2026 Rural Mainstreet Index

https://t.co/FQHLJHXOuq

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Today’s Job Report Puts the Fed on Hold: Not So Fast

https://t.co/te4GWNv8UA

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November vs May: Oregon’s turnout gap.

When voters push back on a $4.3B tax increase, lawmakers shift the vote to lower-turnout elections.

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https://t.co/gzWYTlIUN3

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What rural bank CEOs are seeing as 2026 begins. ⬇️

https://t.co/oQZVkK2c47

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Goss Eggs for Recent Dumb Economic Steps

$55 million lost in one year.

Full analysis 👇

https://t.co/UEyDwBWzgS

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