In previous work, Adam Hersh highlighted how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) could provide a backstop against...
UK Faces 'Plan B' Peril: COVID Multiplies The Economic Threat Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “T’was the best of times, t’was the worst of times...
The “Rebirth of 1800 St. Bernard” took place last year on a chilly December day by New Orleans standards. Attendees wore protective masks and socially distanced—a...
October 21 is Latina Equal Pay Day. Last year, a typical Latina worker who worked full-time, year-round earned only 57 cents for every dollar earned by...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report, released last week, showed a decrease of 0.4 percentage points in the U.S. unemployment rate, from 5.2% in...
Nomura Fears 'Hawkish Surprise' In Dot-Plot As 'Vol Expansion' Window Closes Is history going to repeat itself today? The last time the US equity market 'hiccupped'...
El Erian: Time's Running Out For The Fed Authored by Mohamed El-Erian, op-ed via Bloomberg.com, The central bank should start pulling back on its $120 billion...
The Census Bureau report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in 2020 reveals an expected shock to median household income relative to 2019 resulting from...
More than cliches for lazy journalists, ‘snowclones’ are creative devices that have helped people digest the shock of the pandemic a little better.
Anyone who has been following the U.S. monthly economic data lately has noticed that the rate of inflation has been rising over the past year as...
The Brutal Truths About UK Housing Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “Never live more than 15 minutes away from a pizza shop.” The UK housing...
Luis Garicano has just posted a very interesting free e-book, "Capitalism after covid: Conversations with 21 economists." I was honored to be one of his interviewees,...
Visualizing The History Of US Inflation Over 100 Years Is inflation rising? The consumer price index (CPI), an index used as a proxy for inflation in...
The G-7 nations, which include the US and UK, form the foundation of the modern global economy.
We know the economic impacts of COVID-19 have been severe. Advanced and developing countries alike have experienced massive job losses, economic contraction, falling investments and exports,...
The pandemic's not over yet, but these world leaders have already cemented their place in history for failing to effectively combat the deadly coronavirus. Some of...
The crises of the past year – the COVID pandemic, the social lockdowns, the economic shock – are on the wane, and that’s good. However, the...
The crises of the past year – the COVID pandemic, the social lockdowns, the economic shock – are on the wane, and that’s good. However, the...
Lockdowns Have Devastated The Global Poor Authored by Ethan Yang via The American Institute for Economic Research, In North America and Europe, it has become abundantly...
First Eagle Investment Management’s market overview for the fourth quarter ended December 2020, discussing gold as a potential hedge. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and...
1 in 4 young New Jerseyans have received Bank of Mom & Dad funding since the start of the pandemic. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and...
Overview: The recovery from last week's equity slide continues today. In Asia Pacific region, Taiwan and India led with more than 2% gans. Stepped fiscal efforts,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed the first recession in a quarter of a century across the African continent, but many experts believe that the economic shock...
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Absent a widely available vaccine, mitigation measures such as stay-at-home mandates, lockdowns or shelter-in-place orders have been...
Social bonds could help mitigate the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. While on the surface, most bond issuances...
World Out Of Whack: Global Market Commentary And Outlook Submitted by Ritesh Jain of World Out Of Whack Today, much like in the past, it is...
The 10 Most Important Changes Of The Past Year Authored by Louis-Vincent Gave via Evergreen Gavekal blog, "Time changes everything except something within us which is...
In a previous blog, we shed some light on the outlook for the global consumer class and its recovery from COVID-19. In this blog, we want...
Prospects For The UK & The Pound Tyler Durden Sun, 12/13/2020 - 07:00 Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, This article assesses the likelihood of the...
Futures Tumble On Stalled Stimulus Talks, Brexit Chaos Tyler Durden Fri, 12/11/2020 - 07:41 Global markets dropped on Friday as Brexit negotiations appeared on the verge...