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Market events this week have made even the most bullish individuals realize that the US economy isn’t what it used to be In an attempt to ensure “fair trade,” President Trump placed a 25...
President Trump late last week slapped $50 billion worth of Chinese imports with a new 25 percent tariff While the tariff had been long discussed, negotiations with the Chinese government in recent...
Monetary policy is one of those topics that only a handful of people ever devote much time to studying Most people ignore central banks during good times and beg them to intervene during bad times...
No matter which way stock markets are moving, there are always people trying to understand why they go up or down, or which way they’ll move in the future It can be tough to weed out the important...
We haven’t heard its name bandied about much in recent years, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a major threat: inflation As John Maynard Keynes once wrote: Lenin is said to have declared...
For over one hundred years, monetary policy in the United States has been the purview of the Federal Reserve System Over that period, the dollar’s value has decreased by over 96% as the Fed has...
Stock markets took another beating last week as the trade war between the United States and China threatened to intensify After President Trump slapped $50 billion worth of tariffs on China, China...
Most mainstream economic commentary focuses on large headline numbers like the level of the Dow Jones and S&P 500, on the number of jobs created, or on the unemployment rate But far more...
The horrendous stock market performance last week has hopefully put to rest any notions that the Dow Jones will continue pushing upward to set new highs A market that is reliant on easy money for its...
Many American households have their wealth tied up in their houses For many Americans across all different income levels, the value of their houses exceeds the value of all their other financial...
Counterfeit coins were once the bane of shopkeepers and their customers all across the world There’s no worse feeling than selling your goods and suddenly realizing that the coins you’re holding...
In a worrying sign for the fiscal health of American households, debt levels continue to increase Levels of credit card debt have increased 8% from last year, rising to a total of $905 billion That...
401(k) accounts have become one of the most popular savings plans for employees looking to save for their retirement Of the $266 trillion in retirement assets held by Americans, $51 trillion are held...
Thanksgiving may be over, and we may be recovering from our food comas and trying to work off the extra pounds we put on, but that’s no reason to stop giving thanks for all of our benefits For...
High stock market prices have fooled many people into thinking that the economy is doing just fine, even though that’s not really the case Economic productivity is still only increasing slightly...
What do you think of when you think of retirement A relaxing vacation on the beach, daiquiri in hand, watching the sun go down over the water Or how about a brisk hike through the Alps, taking in the...
Stock markets continue to reach record high levels, but it’s only a matter of time before they crash back to earth When they do, there will be a lot of finger pointing at those deemed to be...
Stock markets continued to reach record levels on Friday as sentiment was buoyed by reports that tax reform proposals had passed their first hurdle in the Senate Many were also cheered by reports...
Most Americans with an opinion on the subject think the free market should set interest rates, not the US Federal Reserve, according to a recent survey from the Cato Institute “Unsurprisingly, a...
Stephen Williamson, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, joined critics of the US central bank last week by conceding there is no proof that massive intervention in the credit...
If you’ve ever read mainstream financial advice, you’ll notice that gold is hardly ever mentioned as an investment asset At best, you might find some advisers who recommend holding 4-5% of a...
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