by Andrew Moran | Mar 17, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
The US annual inflation rate hit a fresh 40-year high of 7.9% in February, and economists anticipate that it will most likely top 8% in March because of fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If Americans were to believe President Joe Biden and other...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 16, 2022 | Business News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
Soaring inflation, a war in Eastern Europe, and tightening central banks are all ingredients for a recipe of recession, according to a growing number of Wall Street analysts. Will the US be entrenched in an economic downturn soon? For more episodes, click...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 12, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
To start suppressing your appetite, is it time to drink a cup of black liquid euphemistically referred to as coffee? Perhaps a can of beans and a baked potato will fill you up more quickly. Or maybe adopting a breatharian lifestyle will cut your grocery bill by 100%....
by Andrew Moran | Mar 11, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News
Baby, it’s cold outside. Well, except when it comes to the cost of living as the US annual inflation rate was red hot in February. Once again, the consumer price index (CPI) was broad-based and posted a fresh 40-year high. What made this a frightening report for many...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News
For the first time in 13 years, the price of a barrel of US crude oil is around $125. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract surged more than 7% in overnight trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the international benchmark for oil prices, touched as...