Visit https://www.bls.govews.realease/cpi.to7.htm for the Consumer Price Index (urban), CPI-U. (from col. 3) Unadjusted % change for Month/year to mo./yr 6a. All Items % 6b. All Items Less Food and Energy % 6c. How do #6a & 6b compare with Shadowstat's figures in #5b & 5c? The Yield Curve (YC) refers to a plot of US Treasury securities, by their maturities and interest rates. The normal YC appearance is that shorter maturities have lower rates. If the YC flattens, or even "inverts" (shorter maturities have higher rates), this might signal a downturn in the business cycle (recession). Visit https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/yieldcurve.php for the current YC on the left. Click anywhere in the S&P graph. Use the ., - arrow keys to move the vertical red line and see how the YC changes. Complete the table below and indicate if the YC is normal generally looks like: / or inverted generally looks like: \\ or U-shaped day month year Yield Curve condition 7a. most recent S&P 7b. 2019 - 2022 your choice, pick 1 - 7c. 2000 - 2018 your choice, pick 1 - 7d. What does the condition in #7a signal for the US economy? Total Public Debt Outstanding (TPDO) = Intragovernmental Holdings + Public Debt. To see this graphed, visit https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GEDEBTN. .- this is a nominal $ figure. To find the real total debt requires deflating Total Public Debt by a price index, similar to finding Real GDP Click the 'Edit Graph' button. Then, next to the 'add' button type in GDP Deflator or GDPDEF. When the official name loads in the field, just double-click on it, then press 'add'. Wait for it to appear as item (b), then where it says 'Formula:' type in: 100*a/b Tap on 'apply'. The Fred site automatically matches the common dates before dividing, and presents a new graph, "Total Public Debt / GDP Deflator", which is Real Total Debt in 2012 dollars. 8a. What does this graph look like, especially since the 1980s? Sketch it (or copy/paste a small screencap) with labels - 8b. Hover the cursor over the graph. What is the most recent Real Total Public Debt figure? (full number, don't round) = $ as of 8cd. Quarter # = Year =