Honestly, I saw the number flash across my screen: 97.8 billion dollars. An all-time, historic trade deficit. For this country or any country.

And frankly, it hit like a ton of bricks.

Honestly, I saw the number flash across my screen: 97.8 billion dollars. An all-time, historic trade deficit. For this country or any country.

And frankly, it hit like a ton of bricks.

Now I have to confess, I'm one of those backyard gardeners. I like to tinker around and see which plants I can kill off this year.

And like every gardener, there are certain invasive species that plague me every year. Weeds that come up again and again, and must be taken care of.

Now I have to confess, I'm one of those backyard gardeners. I like to tinker around and see which plants I can kill off this year.

And like every gardener, there are certain invasive species that plague me every year. Weeds that come up again and again, and must be taken care of.

Now I have to confess, I'm one of those backyard gardeners. I like to tinker around and see which plants I can kill off this year.

And like every gardener, there are certain invasive species that plague me every year. Weeds that come up again and again, and must be taken care of.

Now I have to confess, I'm one of those backyard gardeners. I like to tinker around and see which plants I can kill off this year.

And like every gardener, there are certain invasive species that plague me every year. Weeds that come up again and again, and must be taken care of.

It's impossible to talk about the year 2021, without including the overwhelming effect that the Pandemic and the Vaccine have had on our country and our economy.

Those effects are now starting to really show up in the economic data that comes over my desk each day. What strikes me currently is the impact that these health issues are having on the Labor Markets in particular.

It's impossible to talk about the year 2021, without including the overwhelming effect that the Pandemic and the Vaccine have had on our country and our economy.

Those effects are now starting to really show up in the economic data that comes over my desk each day. What strikes me currently is the impact that these health issues are having on the Labor Markets in particular.

It's impossible to talk about the year 2021, without including the overwhelming effect that the Pandemic and the Vaccine have had on our country and our economy.

Those effects are now starting to really show up in the economic data that comes over my desk each day. What strikes me currently is the impact that these health issues are having on the Labor Markets in particular.

It's impossible to talk about the year 2021, without including the overwhelming effect that the Pandemic and the Vaccine have had on our country and our economy.

Those effects are now starting to really show up in the economic data that comes over my desk each day. What strikes me currently is the impact that these health issues are having on the Labor Markets in particular.