by Andrew Moran | Jan 20, 2024 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
The US labor market is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. As everyone glanced at the headline numbers inside the latest jobs report, others took a deeper dive into the figures. The trends were quite concerning, from the collapse of full-time employment to...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 30, 2023 | Business News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
All has been quiet on the banking front. After First Republic became the latest financial institution to crumble, conditions have appeared to stabilize. But then you look at several data points and industry survey and it is realized that the banking turmoil is still...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 1, 2023 | Business News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently announced that it will launch gold-backed digital currency after enduring hyperinflation for much of the 21st century. But while some have expressed doubt that this will succeed in the southern African country, Harare could pave...
by Andrew Moran | May 13, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
The banking turmoil has been bad news for everyone, except for the nation’s largest financial institutions placed in the too big to fail category. Competition in the US banking system is shrinking, and public policymakers are beginning to take notice. But is it...
by Andrew Moran | May 12, 2023 | Business News, Opinion, Swamponomics
Does the pain ever end? Now that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse, and First Republic have shown the banking system is incredibly vulnerable, market experts argue that commercial real estate could be the next threat to both the...