# sequence (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sequence. Page: Feed: --- ## [The AI Boom Isn't an Investment Boom](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-ai-boom-isnt-an-investment-boom) _2026-08-04 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The stock market keeps setting records, but most Americans don't feel any richer. One number explains the gap, and the AI boom is making it worse. ## [Where Do Record Corporate Profits Actually Come From?](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/where-do-record-corporate-profits) _2026-07-28 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Companies compete for a share of the existing profit pool. But a separate set of economic forces determines how large that pool becomes. ## [Every Economic Number Is Either Early or Late. Most of the Famous Ones Are Late.](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/every-economic-number-is-either-early) _2026-07-14 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The three biggest numbers in economics share a hidden flaw: they can only confirm what already happened. Here’s the small, specific part of the economy that actually moves first. ## [Build Less, Pay More: What Happened to American Housing](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/build-less-pay-more-what-happened) _2026-07-01 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Housing is the best example of a deeper shift: America has stopped funding its own investment, and stopped building the physical structures most people rely on. ## [The Stock Market Is Not a Leading Indicator. This Is.](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-stock-market-is-not-a-leading) _2026-06-23 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The market is better at calling the end of a recession than the beginning. Here's the part of the economy that actually leads the cycle, and how to track it. ## [How to Read the GDP Report in 4 Steps](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/how-to-read-the-gdp-report-in-4-steps) _2026-06-10 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Most of GDP can't tell you where the cycle is going. Here's the part that can. ## [Record Profits, Falling Paychecks](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/record-profits-falling-paychecks) _2026-06-01 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ US corporate margins just hit an all-time high while the typical worker's income slips below trend. The two are connected, and the reason isn't what most people think. ## [The Iran War Just Derailed the Housing Recovery](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-iran-war-just-derailed-the-housing) _2026-05-21 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Housing was stabilizing for the first time in three years. Then the war reignited inflation and pulled the one variable holding the recovery together. Here's where the sequence stands. ## [Half of US Home Prices Are at All-Time Highs. Half Are Underwater Since 2022](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/half-of-us-home-prices-are-at-all) _2026-05-06 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Half of the country had a real housing recession that the national index hid. One variable explains why. ## [The Housing Recession That Never Came — And The One That's Quietly Underway](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-housing-recession-that-never) _2026-04-30 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ In 2022, months supply hit a level not seen since 2008, but a housing recession never came. This metric explains why. ## [Production-grade web engineering (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NUYUbXOqaEoi) _2026-04-30 · **Sponsored**_ Senior engineers who rebuild or launch scalable web products with enterprise rigor ## [The Economy Has 158 Million Jobs. Less Than 15% Matter For Recessions.](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-economy-has-158-million-jobs) _2026-04-23 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Most analysts watch total nonfarm payrolls and see stability. A narrow slice of the labor market generates virtually every recessionary job loss — and it peaks years before anyone notices. ## [The Residential Housing Sequence](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-residential-housing-sequence) _2026-04-14 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The residential construction cycle moves in the same order every time. By the time prices fall, the sequence has been running for years. This is the sequence to watch… ## [The Consumer Is 70% of GDP. Less Than 20% of It Matters.](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/the-consumer-is-70-of-gdp-less-than) _2026-03-31 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Most analysts watch total consumer spending and see stability. Break it down by cyclicality and the picture looks completely different. ## [How Vulnerable Is the US Economy to a Geopolitical Shock?](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/how-vulnerable-is-the-us-economy) _2026-03-16 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The US-Iran conflict has reignited recession fears. Here's what the data from five decades of geopolitical shocks actually shows about when or how these events matter. ## [Why Your Income Isn’t Growing (Video)](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/why-your-income-isnt-growing-video) _2026-03-04 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The Hidden Link Between Government Size, Vanishing Net Investment, and Stagnant Real Incomes ## [AI Investment Is Masking a Weaker Economy](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/ai-investment-is-masking-a-weaker) _2026-02-27 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Strip out AI investment and the case for rate cuts becomes difficult to ignore. Key cyclical sectors are still struggling. ## [Why The Leading Indicators Failed? (Video)](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/why-the-leading-indicators-failed) _2026-02-19 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Leading indicators declined for three years with no recession - here is what actually happened. ## [These Are The Best (And Worst) Leading Indicators](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/these-are-the-best-and-worst-leading) _2026-02-17 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Not all economic indicators are created equal. Here are the best (and worst) for recession forecasting. ## [Why Leading Indicators Failed This Cycle (Or Did They?)](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/why-leading-indicators-failed-this) _2026-01-28 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ Leading indicators declined for three years with no recession - here is what actually happened. ## [Open this .onion address (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bdzjkRo6lqqQ) _2026-01-28 · **Sponsored**_ Access 7btj5kisrpopxjkhmcugbiygfk2xd6op3ta7whfrmxxrldyrlh5b5zad.onion using a Tor browser. ## [Where U.S. Growth Went](https://blog.epbresearch.com/p/where-us-growth-went) _2026-01-20 · Eric Basmajian · EPB Research_ The Hidden Link Between Government Size, Vanishing Net Investment, and Stagnant Real Incomes