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Consulting economist Vince Malanga reacts to the report.

The U.S. jobs report released this morning will not impact what the Federal Reserve has in store for U.S. interest rates. As the Wall Street Journal noted, the report is “mostly just weather-related noise.”

A Senate vote on Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court justice, a meeting between US and Chinese leaders, more House farm bill hearings, and a Friday Employment report are the highlights from Washington this week.

Uncertainty is the best word to describe the current version of President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Tax reform bills are never easy and that was made clear during a House Agriculture Committee hearing.

Lawmakers are on recess while trips abroad and North Korea capture Washington’s attention. Meanwhile, the IMF and World Bank hold their spring meetings in Washington.

Consultant economist Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics, Inc. sees signs the worse is behind in terms of productivity growth.

The spend-happy Hollywood types have poured money into a special election today in Georgia to replace former Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) who was picked by President Donald Trump to head up Health and Human Services (HHS).

The Renewable Fuel Association says the data shows that the 10% blend wall is “not a real constraint on ethanol consumption in the United States.”

Says U.S. economic activity from mid-February to the end of March was split between modest and moderate.