One of 2021’s biggest financial stories is the comeback of inflation. It may be transitory, as the Federal Reserve has been stating, or more sinister,
You would think that with the stock market at an all-time high and interest rates at exceptionally low levels, the United States must have its
For an economy to grow it needs to increase consumption, investment, government spending, or exports. It does not need all four to increase but
Yes. The amount of debt today is higher than it was before the financial crisis. Before the Great Recession, the total debt in the U.S.—that
President Joe Biden enters the presidency inheriting an enormous deficit, a central bank with an unprecedented balance sheet size, and an economy reeling from the
Financial bubbles: are we in another one? How can the stock market almost triple in value during a period of mediocre growth (2009–2021)?
Understanding how our banking and financial system works. Without this understanding, financial advisors walk around in the dark without a flashlight.
Trade deficits reduce economic growth, according to a theory posited by the great 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher David Hume. The outflow of gold to
We came into this crisis with a trillion-dollar deficit and very low interest rates, challenging our ability to fight this recession with standard measures, such
Some believe that an inverted yield curve causes a recession as banks become less willing to lend, as their cost of funds (short-term rates) are
In capitalism, private banks, through their loan-making process, produce most of the money. The government provides the currency—the dollar bills—but the only way to get
Anyone reading today’s financial press would think the U.S. economy is accelerating—finally taking off from its post-financial crisis lackluster performance to what Tom Brokaw called
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