Ernest Goss is the MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and director of the Goss Institute in Denver, Colorado.
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
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
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:
https://t.co/33QMULwm4s
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
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
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
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
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
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
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