by Andrew Moran | Sep 5, 2022 | Economic Affairs News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
The price of bread, meat, and avocados is too much to bear. To survive in this economic landscape, households need to borrow more, save less, and depend on the essentials. For more episodes, click...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 30, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
Is the Federal Reserve doing too much or too little? At this stage in the institution’s tightening cycle, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is worried the Fed will go too far in its inflation-busting crusade and trigger a sharp economic downturn. But the former...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 28, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disappointed the financial markets, even though he promised them nothing. Following his annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech, investors wallowed in self-pity, uttering the famous line from On the Waterfront, “I...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 27, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
Despite fiscal relief efforts in Washington contributing to the cost-of-living crisis, policymakers think that doing more of the same will help. Bless their hearts if they think stimulus checks can somehow avoid the same inflationary troubles of the last 18 months....
by Andrew Moran | Aug 24, 2022 | Business News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
With rampant price inflation, consumers are buying less and adapting to the environment. Retailers are responding by tossing their inventory away and slashing prices. Will this be the cure to a 40-year high consumer price index (CPI)? For more episodes, click...