by Andrew Moran | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, International, Politics, Social Issues
China will be one of the few major markets to record economic growth in 2020. As the rest of the world continues to endure the symptoms of COVID-19, Beijing has seemingly been vaccinated against the coronavirus, thanks to a plethora of fiscal and monetary...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Election 2020, Politics, Social Issues
During the 2020 election campaign, President Donald Trump warned that former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory would result in the evisceration of your 401(k). A bit of hyperbole? Yes. The likelihood of this happening? Probably not. Does a Biden administration...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 30, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Election 2020, Good Reads, Politics, Social Issues
Could a tiny legume make a difference in the 2020 election? A trade war with America’s biggest foreign market, the COVID-19 pandemic, and slumping prices – it has been a trifecta of bearish news for the U.S. agriculture sector. Is it morning again for...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 1, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, International, Politics, Social Issues
For centuries, empires have relied on military might to invade and occupy foreign lands. China has taken a different approach to expand its footprint across the globe: investment. Over the last 20 years, Beijing has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in other...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 13, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Columns, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Politics
Seeing Alan Greenspan One of the most significant enablers of deficit-financed spending and price inflation in the United States has been the Federal Reserve. For years, the central bank has fueled reckless spending on Capitol Hill, while making the cost of living...