Displaying all articles tagged:
The Economy’
the money game
July 5, 2024
Jerome Powell Is Running Out of Reasons to Hold Interest Rates So High Wall Street is betting on a September rate cut. Is the Fed chair listening this time?
the money game
Apr. 11, 2024
Why Chocolate Prices Are Going Bananas Cocoa on the futures markets has quadrupled lately to all-time highs. What’s going on?
just asking questions
Mar. 25, 2024
Why the Election Might Come Down to Pennsylvania’s Economy Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi on why he’s cautiously optimistic about Biden’s reelection.
the money game
Feb. 18, 2024
Is the Good Economy a Mirage? You may be feeling better about the economy, but that might not last much longer if inflation doesn’t fall further.
Is Widespread Economic Discontent Good for the Left? Just because voters dislike the Biden economy doesn’t mean they’re eager for radical change.
Is Your Phone the Reason You Feel Broke? The smartphone economy is booming — and it also feels awful.
the money game
Dec. 1, 2023
the economy
Nov. 30, 2023
You Don’t Want 2020 Prices Back Only a depression could bring back the pre-pandemic levels of inflation.
early and often
Nov. 24, 2023
Trump Has a Plan for Massively Increasing Inflation The GOP candidate is benefiting from outrage over high prices, even though his policies would raise them further.
OpenAI Was Never Going to Save Us From the Robot Apocalypse The idea that a single nonprofit could ensure that AI was developed at a “safe” speed never made any sense.
the economy
Nov. 12, 2023
3 Reasons Biden’s Strong Economy Is Unpopular The U.S. economy is the envy of Europe yet the bane of American voters’ existence.
early and often
Oct. 25, 2023
Trump’s Economic Message Is Fool’s Gold for Swing Voters MAGA base voters love Trump’s reactionary and authoritarian nature. His economic promises are meant to encourage other voters to look the other way.
the money game
Oct. 23, 2023
the money game
Oct. 20, 2023
How the Bond Market Is Screaming ‘Danger’ for the Economy Campbell Harvey, a finance professor who discovered the inverted yield curve, says the current one is ominous.
The Jobs Report Isn’t As Good As It Looks Wages aren’t rising as quickly, and hours are falling for workers
Are Rising Bond Yields and Deficits a National Crisis? America’s long-term economic outlook might pose a challenge to progressives.
early and often
Sept. 20, 2023
3 Economic Risks That Could Decide the 2024 Race Biden’s reelection may hinge on the trajectory of oil prices.
just asking questions
Sept. 4, 2023
Will China’s Economic Slump Be Contagious? Brad Setser, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, on how to interpret grim news from the world’s second-biggest economy.
the money game
Aug. 24, 2023
Jerome Powell Might Have Avoided a Recession. How Is a Mystery. “He helped steer us towards this nirvana of the soft landing.” Just don’t ask any questions.
Rent Growth Is Slowing (Where Housing Got Built) Fresh confirmation that housing, like every other good, gets cheaper when there’s more of it to go around.
the national interest
July 18, 2023
the money game
July 12, 2023
It’s Hot Economy Summer With unemployment low and prices stable, consumers are in the catbird seat — at least until the fall
early and often
July 11, 2023
Biden’s Unpopularity Is More Mysterious Than It Looks The economy is doing well. So why do so many people hate it?
The ‘Greedflation’ Debate Is Deeply Confused The left should promote progressive solutions to inflation rather than championing dubious explanations for its cause.
It Makes Sense That Bidenomics Is Unpopular (So Far) For all its virtues, the president’s economic agenda has yet to increase living standards for most Americans.
the economy
June 23, 2023
The Recession That Didn’t Happen A variety of indicators suggest that the economy is more resilient than experts thought.
the economy
June 14, 2023
Larry Summers Was Wrong About Inflation The economist predicted that the Fed would need to push unemployment above 5 percent to contain price growth. Whoops.
the money game
June 1, 2023
How to Navigate the Bizarro Economy Is good news on jobs going to push the Federal Reserve to create a recession?
The Debt Ceiling Bill Faces Its First Test: Live Updates Before the deal goes to a full House vote, it has to pass a GOP-controlled committee where far-right members could potentially slow things down.
New Study Finds a High Minimum Wages Creates Jobs Conventional wisdom had long suggested the opposite.
jerome powell
Apr. 14, 2023
Are We on the Edge of a Recession? The Federal Reserve thinks the economy is months away from slipping into a downturn. There are definitely reasons to worry.
Jerome Powell Will Not Be Stopped It’s been a year since the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates, and there’s no reason for it to turn back now.
How Fallout From SVB Is Increasing the Risk of a Recession As midsize banks bleed deposits, consumers and businesses will suddenly find credit hard to come by.
mental health
Mar. 27, 2023
4 Explanations for the Teen Mental-Health Crisis The possible culprits include social media’s pernicious influence on adolescence, rising academic pressure, and helicopter parenting.
artificial intelligence
Mar. 24, 2023
Is AI Turning Me Into an Obsolete Machine? Everything you need to know about GPT-4 and my existential crisis.
silicon valley bank
Mar. 14, 2023
The Fed Might ‘Fix’ the Economy by Breaking Banks Triggering a cascade of bank runs might be an effective way to cool off an economy.
The 4-Day Week Is for White-collar Workers For America’s wage laborers, a 32-hour workweek is less of a beautiful dream than an oppressive reality.
the economy
Feb. 28, 2023
The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration Why young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market.
America’s Labor Shortages Are Good, Actually The upside of longer lines and faltering customer service.
The Fed Can Stop Choking the Economy Now The statistical and moral case for easing up on the interest-rate hikes.
the big picture
Feb. 1, 2023
The End of ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’? There is burgeoning, bipartisan support for big government.
the money game
Jan. 31, 2023
Jerome Powell’s Crazy Balancing Act The Fed chairman faces a big decision with the world watching. No one said his job would be easy.
foreign interests
Jan. 24, 2023
China’s Economic Model Is in Crisis (and Xi Knows It) COVID exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy. But the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t found the political will to correct them.
the economy
Jan. 15, 2023
Why There (Probably) Won’t Be a Recession This Year A conversation with macroeconomic analyst Jon Turek.
When Supply, Not Demand, Is the Problem The economy is changing. Liberalism must change with it.
the economy
Dec. 16, 2022
How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get? The case for (and against) expecting a bad recession in 2023.
Return of the Hostage Takers Joe Biden’s last chance to stop the GOP’s economic sabotage.
the money game
Oct. 18, 2022
Wall Street Banks Are (at Least Somewhat) Freaked Out About a Recession Jamie Dimon talks about an economic “hurricane.” David Solomon is posting less about his DJ gigs. Does that equal panic?
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