by Andrew Moran | Dec 31, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Does 2022 prove that economics is not a boring subject? From understanding why inflation skyrocketed to assessing the impacts of the Federal Reserve’s policies, so much happened over the last 12 months. Of course, most of it was terrible news for the average person,...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 6, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
This Thanksgiving, President Joe Biden and his administration have a message for 300 million Americans: No turkey for you! It will be a morose holiday season in 2022, as not only are households contending with rampant food inflation and investment portfolios covered...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 30, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
The US economy came out of a short recession in the third quarter, posting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 2.6%, topping the market estimate of 2.4%, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This is up from -0.6% in the second quarter and...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 23, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Student loan forgiveness is a regressive policy, meaning that it is skewed toward the affluent of today and tomorrow. It is also a program that favors current and future Democratic voters. But the White House disagrees, with President Joe Biden and the Democrats...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 6, 2022 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
As the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to issue a major cut to oil production, the Biden administration is once again left floundering for a cohesive response that sidesteps the embarrassment of going cap in hand to Saudi Arabia...