by Andrew Moran | Oct 5, 2022 | Economic Affairs News, Lights, Camera, Action, Opinion, Swamponomics
Are mortgage rates still climbing? Can Republicans save the US economy? How much lower will the US stock market fall? All your questions and more are answered in this edition of Swamponomics. For more episodes, click...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 5, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
Is Credit Suisse the new Lehman Brothers? It looks like the Swiss government will need to alter its flag from a plus sign to a minus, as markets are bracing for the potential collapse of one of the world’s biggest financial institutions. The possible implosion...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 3, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
Who’s afraid of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell? Following his Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech on Aug. 26, seemingly everyone is spooked by the man, the myth, and the legend of crisis-era monetary policymaking. The bulls were ultra-confident that the head...
by Andrew Moran | Jul 6, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
If the typical investor had checked the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite Index, or Brent crude futures at the July 5 closing bell, it would have seemed like a typical day in this bear market. However, for armchair traders and institutional investors...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 5, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
President Joe Biden took the time to celebrate the May jobs report. On the surface, it was an excellent snapshot of the labor market that satisfied the White House. However, the details of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlighted a few things, including that...