Could the US Economy Sink Into Stagflation?
For many people today, stagflation is something that we know only from history books or economics classes That combination of economic stagnation and problematic inflation seemed to characterize the...
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For many people today, stagflation is something that we know only from history books or economics classes That combination of economic stagnation and problematic inflation seemed to characterize the...
If you’ve been wondering what’s been going on with the US economy today, you’re not alone On the one hand, we’re being told by the Biden administration that the US economy is the strongest...
As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets this week, Wall Street’s hopes for a rate cut seem to be fading Between last week’s jobs numbers and this week’s CPI figures, the case for...
It seems that every day continues to bring more bad news about the future of the economy and the state of Americans’ financial health With inflation remaining elevated, and the Fed continuing to...
The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited tapering of asset purchases was supposed to have started last month, albeit without much change from its previous levels of purchases The tapering was supposed to...
In our modern society, many people take inflation for granted They assume that it’s endogenous to the system, a natural part of market activity And most investors probably believe that inflation is...
You might be forgiven for thinking that the US economy is still strong and in great shape, particularly if you look at stock markets With stock markets having set dozens of record highs this year,...
A recession is normally defined as two successive quarters of contracting economic growth And normally once a recession is over, economic growth picks up for at least a few years But today there are...
With a median age of 38 years old, the majority of Americans alive today have no experience with stagflation To them, stagflation was something this country suffered through during the 1970s, a...
Recession is officially defined as two consecutive quarters of declining growth, with growth defined as gross domestic product (GDP) By that measure, the US economy definitely experienced a recession...
According to government statistics and the mainstream media, the US economy is in the middle of an economic recovery Stock markets are sky high, employment is supposedly improving, and the worst of...
While prices throughout the economy have risen significantly over the past few months, they’re not the only thing growing Fears of inflation have been rising too, as more and more households are...