Tag: US Federal Reserve
Jobs report hints that Fed policy is paying off – and...
Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha
The latest jobs report is in, and the good news is Federal Reserve...
US is spending record amounts servicing its national debt – interest...
Gerald P. Dwyer, Clemson University
Consumers and businesses aren’t the only ones feeling the pain of higher borrowing costs...
Global economy 2023: Why central banks face an epic battle against...
Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask with trepidation....
Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists...
D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Rodney Ramcharan, University of Southern California
With the current U.S. inflation rate...
Jobs are up! Wages are up! So why am I as...
Edouard Wemy, Clark University
In any other time, the jobs news that came down on Dec. 2, 2022, would...
A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient...
Michael J. Highfield, Mississippi State University
The average interest rate for a new U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage topped 7%...
Why inflation will likely stay sky-high regardless of which party wins...
William Chittenden, Texas State University
Soaring inflation is the top issue for a lot of voters heading into the...
Fed keeps focus on US economy as the world tilts toward...
D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University
The U.S. Federal Reserve holds inordinate sway over the world’s economies – yet...
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What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading
Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...
