The Yandle Report: More on the Frankenstein Economy

Plus the king of regulation and Chinese steel imports

With data for the year’s first half now in hand, it’s a good time to look at the record and talk about how the COVID-19 Frankenstein economy is doing. 

In terms of headline numbers, we know that 2021 will go down in the record books as a high-GDP growth year. The 6.5% now being generated is well above the long-term 3.1% average. Pausing for a moment, we…