Interest rates are crucial to economic activity. They impact the costs and therefore the incentives of financing the three pillars of the American economy: consumption, investment, and government spending. Borrowing is done over various durations, from short to long. Costs of loans are typically found on a menu known as a yield curve.
Macroeconomics can be very personal. Those observing the changes in its machination are often watching the same or similar factors, yet their description of an economy can be very different. While decorum is often kept in the field, sometimes things are said which evoke thoughts of obscenity. This happened Wednesday as the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, responded
America has long been the linchpin of the global economy. It has often been suggested that when America sneezes, the world catches a cold. So far, the world’s largest economy has not reached for a tissue or even sniffled, but large trading partners are exhibiting signs of weakness.
Are we in a drought or not? It depends on where you live. According to the map above, virtually all of California is not. Those living to the southeast of the Golden State are not so lucky. How did this come to be? An excess of rain last year in California helped. However, the West Coast probably shouldn’t act as if the current state of water will last
We all know the old saw about slowly boiling a frog. It is a cruel idea but demonstrates how the consequences of steady, yet destructive behaviors can sneak up on us if we aren’t careful. America has been growing its levels of debt for years. Some have worried about the outcome while others are more sanguine. For now, those remaining calm have been on the right sid
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