Browsing: inflation
Sir Isaac Newton’s “Universal Law of Gravitation” states that whatever goes up must come down. Obviously, Sir Isaac has not…
The national debt was already ballooning under Trump. Then came a $1 billion-a-day war with Iran
The United States was already on an unsustainable fiscal trajectory, adding to the national debt at breakneck speed, before it…
Since the U.S.-Israeli war was mounted against Iran, oil prices have surged. As a result, pundits, journalists, and many economists…
CBO: Supreme Court tariff ruling increases deficit by $2 trillion but lowers inflation, unemployment
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the bulk of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has created a consolation prize for…
In the entirely likely event that Kevin Warsh’s nomination for Fed chairman makes it through Senate hearings, he’ll be keen…
One could argue that last week’s surprisingly robust jobs report has made Jerome Powell’s job harder, as it defies the…
Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok has found a headscratcher buried in the financial data: For years, the price of gold…
It turns out that Joe Biden really did crush Americans’ dreams for the future. Just look at how the vibe changed 5 years ago
President Donald Trump rode Americans’ gloom about inflation and the economy to a surprising reelection in 2024. Then, a year…
Americans are entering another brutal winter paying more for power than ever, and the cold only magnifies a trend that…
A House Financial Services Committee hearing descended into chaos and personal invective on Tuesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed…












