About USEconomicTrends.com
The Economy, Simplified: 5 Insights That Matter, Every Day.
At USEconomicTrends.com, we transform the overwhelming flood of financial news into clear, reliable insights. Each day, we deliver a concise digest of the five most important economic developments, curated from the world's top financial publications. By combining advanced AI tools with rigorous human editorial oversight, we cut through the noise and provide analysis that is accurate, timely, and actionable.
Our Mission
Economic conditions change by the hour, and decision-makers can't afford to fall behind. Our mission is to streamline the flow of information: scanning hundreds of sources daily, distilling them into five critical insights, and validating each one through experienced editorial review. This process ensures that our readers receive intelligence that is both focused and trustworthy - enabling faster, smarter strategic decisions.
Founded by Colin Harbut, a Technology-Driven Business Strategist with a long-standing passion for economic analysis, USEconomicTrends.com combines AI-driven scale with human editorial oversight to deliver trusted daily insights.
The Technical Journey
What began as a personal research tool soon evolved into a sophisticated platform. The first breakthrough came with a custom API integration to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database, proving that advanced no-code platforms could be leveraged to build complex data visualizations and analysis tools traditionally reserved for larger institutions.
From there, the architecture expanded to incorporate workflow automation through N8N, enabling systematic analysis of leading financial publications including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Federal Reserve reports. This automated system continuously monitors authoritative sources, using algorithms to identify and prioritize the most significant developments in real time.
Built within Replit's collaborative development environment, the framework has grown into a scalable infrastructure capable of serving institutional and individual users alike - delivering economic intelligence that is both timely and accessible.
Platform Architecture
AI-Powered Processing
USEconomicTrends.com employs N8N as a supporting analytical engine, processing hundreds of articles daily from leading economic publications. Claude is then used to generate initial narrative drafts and thematic connections, providing a starting point for analysis.
Human Editorial Oversight
Our editorial team leverages AI for scale, but every insight is selected, shaped, and validated by humans. This ensures that advanced technology serves as an aid to judgment, not a replacement for it.
Through this approach, we deliver timely synthesis of complex economic developments while preserving accuracy, context, and editorial integrity.
Market Context
Contemporary economic conditions demand unprecedented analytical capabilities. Inflationary pressures, labor market volatility, technological disruption, and geopolitical developments create a complex information environment where traditional news cycles prove insufficient for timely decision-making.
AI-powered analysis addresses this challenge by processing information at institutional scale and speed while maintaining the editorial rigor essential for reliable intelligence. Our approach enhances rather than replaces traditional economic journalism, making critical insights accessible to all stakeholders requiring economic intelligence.
Editorial Standards
We maintain an unwavering commitment to transparency, analytical rigor, and editorial independence. While AI assists with information processing, all published insights are curated, fact-checked, and validated by human editors to ensure relevance and trustworthiness.
Our objective is not to replace economic journalism, but to extend its reach - enhancing access to critical insights while preserving the depth and reliability essential for informed decision-making.
Disclosures
We believe transparency builds trust.
- •AI is used as a supporting tool, not as a replacement for human judgment.
- •Editorial independence is maintained at all times - no external sponsorships or conflicts of interest influence our analysis.
- •Sources are drawn from established economic and financial publications to ensure reliability.
Contributors & Reviewers
Colin Harbut
Founder & Lead Editor
Background in digital strategy, journalism, and economic analysis.
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Corrections Policy
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