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Dr. Afshar presents a synopsis of the week's economic news with a detailed look at trends in the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
Economic Pulse
English, Finance, 1 season, 44 episodes, 2 hours, 57 minutes
Economic Pulse
English, Finance, 1 season, 44 episodes, 2 hours, 57 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 2/23/24
Car Sales in the US... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
2/26/2024 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Economic Pulse: Week of 2/16/24
How have our expenditure patterns changed in the last half a century? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
2/19/2024 • 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 2/9/24
The Lehigh Valley business sentiment trend Shows a slight improvement... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
2/12/2024 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 2/2/24
The Consumer sentiment index zoomed up... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
2/5/2024 • 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 1/26/24
The GDP up 3.3%... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
1/29/2024 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 1/19/24
Is the housing boom behind us? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
1/22/2024 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 1/12/24
2023 year in review... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
1/16/2024 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 1/5/24
Consumer sentiment index jumped 14% in December... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
1/8/2024 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 12/22/23
Employment in the Valley at 397,000, a record high... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
12/26/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 12/15/23
What is the state of the economy? Dr Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
12/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 12/8/23
Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at car sales in the U.S. and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
12/11/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 12/1/23
Cyber week sales hit a record high... Dr Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
12/4/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 11/24/23
Gasoline prices are down from last summer’s record high... Dr Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
11/28/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 11/17/23
Inflation dropped to zero in October! Dr Kamran takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
11/20/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 11/10/23
Federal Reserves is holding its lending rate constant... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
11/13/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 11/3/23
The Lehigh Valley business sentiment index levelled off in October... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
11/7/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 10/27/23
The GDP zoomed up 4.9%... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and nation.
10/30/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 10/20/23
The Consumer sentiment index is rising... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
10/23/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 10/13/23
Inflation is at 3.7% as of September... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
10/16/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 10/6/23
Payroll employment in the Lehigh Valley reached an all-time high... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of this week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
10/9/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 9/29/23
Business borrowing, how does it affect the economy? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
10/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 9/22/23
The state of the economy... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
9/25/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 9/15/23
Inflation soared in August... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
9/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 9/8/23
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 4% in the first eight months of this year... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
9/10/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 9/1/23
Payroll employment rose by 187,000 in August... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
9/3/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Economic Pulse: Week of 8/25/23
What happened to the housing boom? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
8/27/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 8/18/23
Monthly inflation rose by two-tenths of one percent in July... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
8/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Economic Pulse: Week of 8/11/23
The Lehigh Valley Business Sentiment Index has been dropping since mid-2022... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
8/14/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 8/4/23
The Consumer Sentiment Index vaulted 11% in July... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
8/6/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Economic Pulse: Week of 7/28/23
How have our expenditure patterns changed since 1950? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
7/31/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 7/21/23
Are we using less electricity? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
7/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 7/14/23
How does the Federal Reserve influence the economy? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
7/15/2023 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 7/7/23
What happened to manufacturing? Are we producing anything anymore? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
7/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 6/30/23
Would a tax cut help reduce the national debt? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
7/2/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 6/23/23
How has the labor force and employment changed in this century? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
6/25/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 6/16/23
Car sales in the US...Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
6/17/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 6/9/23
Employment in the Valley rose to 392,000, the highest ever number... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
6/11/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 6/2/23
Payroll employment rose by 339,000 in May... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
6/5/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 5/26/23
Business borrowing, how does it affect the economy? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
5/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 5/19/23
Our national debt is now larger than our GDP. Is it possible to reduce that debt? Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
5/20/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 5/12/23
Monthly inflation in April rose by 0.4%... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
5/15/2023 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 5/5/23
The Lehigh Valley business sentiment index is trending flat... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
5/8/2023 • 4 minutes
Economic Pulse: Week of 4/29/23
The economy grew by 1.1% in the 1st quarter of 2023... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
4/30/2023 • 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Economic Pulse: Week of 4/21/23
The Consumer sentiment index is trending up... Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.
4/23/2023 • 4 minutes