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Jon C. Ogg | Apr 15, 2014 at 9:05 AM EDT

Consumer Inflation Ticks Higher in March

ThinkstockThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the month of March did not follow the exact same gains as last week’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2014 at 6:48 AM EDT

Over Half of Americans Think Taxes Too High

Wikimedia CommonsIn the midst of a period when the U.S. government is cutting expenses and looking for more revenue to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2014 at 4:53 AM EDT

Detroit Sells Homes for $1,000

ThinkstockDetroit has started to auction homes for as little as $1,000 each. Its Building Detroit website launched Monday with 15…

Paul Ausick | Apr 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM EDT

Budget Deficit Continues Shrinking

ThinkstockThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated estimate of the U.S. federal budget deficit on Monday afternoon. The agency…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 14, 2014 at 6:43 AM EDT

Russian Economy May Fall From World’s Top Ten

ThinkstockRussia is the world’s seventh largest economy based on gross domestic product (GDP). The CIA World Factbook puts its GDP…

Paul Ausick | Apr 11, 2014 at 10:35 AM EDT

Consumer Sentiment Rises to Nine-Month High

ThinkstockThe preliminary April read on the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a nine-month high of 82.6.…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM EDT

Inflation Finally Arrives — at Least at the Wholesale Level

ThinkstockIf the Federal Reserve ever wanted to see some inflation — as they keep claiming (careful what you wish for)…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 11, 2014 at 6:37 AM EDT

Minnesota Raises Minimum Wage

ThinkstockYet one more state is about to raise the minimum wage. At the current rate at which states are taking…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 10, 2014 at 2:17 PM EDT

Treasury Deficit at Decade Low in March

The U.S. Treasury may have had a successful 30-year Treasury Bond auction, but the Treasury budget deficit is alive and…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 9, 2014 at 3:37 PM EDT

Chicago Fed Evans – Fed Still Missing Employment and Inflation Targets

ThinkstockCharles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was speaking on Wednesday afternoon regarding the Fed’s…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 9, 2014 at 2:35 PM EDT

FOMC Minutes Less Hawkish Than Yellen Comments

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released its minutes of the FOMC’s March 18 to 19 meeting. These comments should, in theory,…

Paul Ausick | Apr 9, 2014 at 10:30 AM EDT

Wholesale Trade Rises in February

ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday morning that U.S. wholesale trade rose 0.7% in February to $436.1 billion from a…

cgblaine22 | Apr 9, 2014 at 9:05 AM EDT

Is the Corporate Tax Rate Really Hurting the Economy at 35%?

ThinkstockThis is a million-dollar question, literally. Maybe even a billion-dollar question, given all the lobbying money being spent on the…

Trey Thoelcke | Apr 9, 2014 at 7:05 AM EDT

Greek Long-Term Bond Sale: Is It Too Soon?

ThinkstockGreece reportedly will announce a long-term bond sale as soon as Wednesday, the first time it has had access to…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 8, 2014 at 2:00 PM EDT

Fed’s Kocherlakota: FOMC Missing Inflation and Employment Targets

ThinkstockNarayana Kocherlakota, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, was speaking on Tuesday in a monetary policy report at…

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Consumer Inflation Ticks Higher in March

Over Half of Americans Think Taxes Too High

Detroit Sells Homes for $1,000

Budget Deficit Continues Shrinking

Russian Economy May Fall From World’s Top Ten

Consumer Sentiment Rises to Nine-Month High

Inflation Finally Arrives — at Least at the Wholesale Level

Minnesota Raises Minimum Wage

Treasury Deficit at Decade Low in March

Chicago Fed Evans – Fed Still Missing Employment and Inflation Targets

FOMC Minutes Less Hawkish Than Yellen Comments

Wholesale Trade Rises in February

Is the Corporate Tax Rate Really Hurting the Economy at 35%?

Greek Long-Term Bond Sale: Is It Too Soon?

Fed’s Kocherlakota: FOMC Missing Inflation and Employment Targets

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

Consumer Inflation Ticks Higher in March

Over Half of Americans Think Taxes Too High

Detroit Sells Homes for $1,000

Budget Deficit Continues Shrinking

Russian Economy May Fall From World’s Top Ten

Consumer Sentiment Rises to Nine-Month High

Inflation Finally Arrives — at Least at the Wholesale Level

Minnesota Raises Minimum Wage

Treasury Deficit at Decade Low in March

Chicago Fed Evans – Fed Still Missing Employment and Inflation Targets

FOMC Minutes Less Hawkish Than Yellen Comments

Wholesale Trade Rises in February

Is the Corporate Tax Rate Really Hurting the Economy at 35%?

Greek Long-Term Bond Sale: Is It Too Soon?

Fed’s Kocherlakota: FOMC Missing Inflation and Employment Targets

Veteran Investor: Talen Energy Is a Double at Minimum, With Triple-Digit Upside as Power Demand Rises

Wall Street Analyst: SpaceX IPO Could Unleash Billions in New Public Offerings

Jeff Bezos’ New Venture Just Raised $12 Billion. He’s Betting AI Will Create a Physical Labor Shortage.

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