recession
This renowned economist and former Treasury Secretary has thoughts about the prospects for the U.S. economy now.
4 months ago
No other period of the year matches the holiday season as a barometer of economic health.
4 months ago
Experts warn that a recession has become likely. But can a recession brought on by inflation be stopped by full employment?
4 months ago
Activist investor Carl Icahn has serious concerns about the Fed's ability to engineer a soft landing for the economy.
4 months ago
The economy has reached a crossroads, and the K-shaped recovery has started to worsen.
1 year ago
The trillions and trillions of economic stimulus ultimately have to be paid for by some means. Now the whole world seems to be drowning in debt.
1 year ago
Serious implications arise from governmental shutdowns. The success or failure of an outcome may come down simply to how it affects most people.
1 year ago
There are lots of reasons to be cautious about the month of October, and that is certainly the case for 2020.
1 year ago
The Congressional Budget Office publishes each year a nonpartisan long-term projection of what it expects will be seen in federal deficits, debt, spending, and revenues. The annual report looks out...
1 year ago
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Economists have traditionally used three letters to describe an economic recovery. A “V-shaped” one is a sharp decline in gross domestic product followed by a rapid recovery. The process...
1 year ago
Last Updated: 1 year ago
In the midst of the worst recession of a lifetime, the Federal Reserve has built up a balance sheet of roughly $7 trillion. This has been paid for by trillions of dollars that were newly created in a...
1 year ago
The big question now is just how long it will take to make up the recent massive losses to U.S. gross domestic product.
1 year ago
Can a small city that is relatively isolated and has several small businesses ride out a recession that has badly damaged almost every other part of the country?
2 years ago
The primary debate among economists is how badly the world economy is damaged now and will be in the future.
2 years ago
Anyone who has walked by or driven past strip malls knows that many of the businesses there are closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. What may not be as obvious is just how many of those...
2 years ago