Low-interest rates are good for borrowers, terrible for savers, and indifferent for income investors. Refinancing loans, selling bonds, and buying property are all ways to take advantage of low-interest rates. When interest rates are low, the best sources of investment income are certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). This has […]
Published by the USDA Research, Education, and Economics Communication Team in Research and Science Sep 21, 2022 From an early age, Sarah Baskins had an interest in agriculture. That interest accelerated when she became Merced College’s Agricultural Business Student of the Year. While studying for her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Studies and Economics at […]
Liz Truss said cutting taxes for wealthy and profitable businesses is not “unfair”, signaling a dramatic shift in economic policy ahead of a growth-focused mini-budget on Friday. Britain’s prime minister has approved plans to cut National Insurance, a policy that will disproportionately help the wealthy, reverse a planned rise in corporation tax and lift the […]
NACOGDOCHES — The Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University has established the Center for Economics and Business Research. Housed in SFA’s Department of Economics and Finance, the nonprofit center offers data analytics, market research, and economic impact analysis to the community while providing real-world training for SFA students, depending on the […]
By Otieno Otieno Kenyan President William Ruto faces a catch-22 situation in his quest to reverse some of his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta’s policies to deliver on his campaign promises on the economy to bring down the cost of living. On his first full day in office last Wednesday, President Ruto withdrew the state subsidy on […]
If we don’t pay people who do things that are necessary for society and continue to flush out posers in cash, the system cannot hold up. $750,000 per post for a Tiktoker? Watch Politics Done Right TV here. Recently, one of our Politics Done Right viewers thought he would mislead me. Unfortunately for him, he […]
A growing body of evidence around the world shows that gender diversity is linked to business innovation. An innovative mindset is six times more likely in more equal cultures than in less equal ones. If the innovation mindset in all countries increased by 10%, we could expect an $8 trillion increase in global GDP by […]
As part of its goal to provide expert economic research, analysis, and advisory services to the East Texas region and beyond, Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin established the Center for Business and Economic Research. Housed in SFA’s Department of Economics and Finance, the nonprofit center offers data analytics, market research, and economic […]
NACOGDOCHES — The Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University has established the Center for Economics and Business Research. Housed in SFA’s Department of Economics and Finance, the nonprofit center offers data analytics, market research, and economic impact analysis to the community while providing real-world training for SFA students, depending on the […]
The current historical story of the market for generations is the political battle of Western governments to continue capitalism or move to an authoritarian system. The US is leading the way with Democrats, Black Rock, Vanguard and State Street and controlling $20 trillion against Republicans and Trump to revert the system back to its capitalist […]
NACOGDOCHES – As part of its goal to provide expert economic research, analysis, and advisory services to the East Texas region and beyond, Rusche College of Business at Stephen State University F. Austin created the Center for Business and Economic Research. Housed in SFA’s Economics and Finance Department, the nonprofit center offers data analytics, market […]
Our interactive tool gives you the ability to explore, analyze and download detailed data for various groups of people in the US labor market. The data comes from responses to the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS). Use the data explorer to dive into the survey results and discover your own insights. Use the Data Explorer […]
STRICTLY ENFORCING POLICY Visitors are seen at the annual theme exhibition area of the China National Convention Center during the China International Trade in Services Fair 2022 in Beijing, capital of China, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. The State Council, China’s Cabinet, has assigned task forces to some major economic provinces to oversee the local implementation […]
United States-Japan Economic Policy Advisory Committee (EPCC) held its first-ever meeting in July, with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosting their Japanese counterparts, then Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI ) Koichi Hagiuda and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Washington. Their Joint Statement highlighted commonalities in […]
//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’) ?> Photo by Liz Truss by Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire. Andrew Potts Much of the Conservative leadership campaign has seen candidates vying for the most Thatcherite. It was understandable on some levels. As Britain faces high inflation, low productivity, rising interest rates, uncertain fuel supplies and spreading labor strikes, invoking the image of a […]
By Hasan Selim Özertem* In less than a year, parliamentary and presidential elections will take place in Turkey. Nevertheless, this time the odds will be very different for the ruling Justice and Development Party. Current economic indicators do not favor the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to soaring inflation and the dramatic depreciation of […]
RESULTSUCLA research finds that a state earned income tax credit (SEITC) of 10% or greater than the federal EITC was associated with a 21% relative reduction in behavioral risk reported that could put single mothers at high risk of HIV infection in the past year. Additionally, a 10 percentage point increase in SEITC was linked […]
Several dozen climate activists gathered Thursday outside the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, where the Federal Reserve held its annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium until Saturday. The event is one of the most important conferences for economists and central bankers around the world, and it has come under even greater scrutiny […]
In August 24the Biden White House announced his project to relieve Americans in debt. The amount of debt cancellation can reach $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and otherwise $ten,000in both cases for people whose annual income is less than $125,000 and married couples earning less than $250,000. Other elements of the plan will help ease […]
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, delivered his address on August 26, 2022. Unsurprisingly, inflation remained the dominant factor and was used almost 44 times in his speech. Powell said the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) primary goal right now is to get inflation back to our 2% target. […]
The long lockdowns during COVID have led some economies to crumble, while the overly relaxed approach and neglect of health issues have also caused avoidable losses in others. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Health ministers of APEC members aim to strengthen global and national preparedness for future pandemics through international and regional collaboration and partnerships to improve […]
In August 24the Biden White House announced his project to relieve Americans in debt. The amount of debt cancellation can reach $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and otherwise $ten,000in both cases for people whose annual income is less than $125,000 and married couples earning less than $250,000. Other elements of the plan will help ease […]
Until this year, inflation in advanced economies like the US and UK had been so low for so long that you had to be very old to remember what life was like during oil price spikes. the late 1970s. It was bad. Annual consumer price inflation in the United States peaked at 13.5 percent in […]
Liz Truss’ economic policy resembles that of Ted Heath rather than that of Margaret Thatcher, says the director of a leading think tank. Tory frontrunner plans to cut taxes and increase budget deficit in the face of high inflation – amid warnings it could push prices even higher Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for […]
A new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finds that the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision did not, contrary to repeated claims by Democrats and progressive activists, allow companies to buy favorable tax policies. “Across all results, we find no statistically or economically significant effect of independent political contributions on […]
In less than a year, parliamentary and presidential elections will take place in Turkey. Nevertheless, this time the odds will be very different for the ruling Justice and Development Party. Current economic indicators do not favor the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to soaring inflation and the dramatic depreciation of the Turkish Lira. The […]
In the Bank of Namibia Debating Competition for University Students, the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) won top honors and the N$10,000 prize. Second was the International University of Management, winning N$5,000, with the University of Namibia in last place and a consolation prize of N$2,500. The best debater is Hillya Indongo who […]
YEREVAN – Chaired by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the two-day session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister was summed up on August 7 at the Dilijan Training and Research Center of the Central Bank of Armenia, the government press office reported. He said that on issues related to […]
NUR-SULTAN – The government will consider business proposals when developing a new economic policy, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said during an August 5 meeting with the council of national entrepreneurs and representatives of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Atameken, the Prime Minister’s press service. reports. The Kazakh prime minister addressed the draft economic […]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced last week that they had reached agreement on a comprehensive economic policy bill that would , if adopted, would be the most significant national legislation in recent years. . It was an amazing announcement. Whether congressional Democrats can hold together […]
A two-day meeting of the Economic Policy Council chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continued at the Central Bank’s Dilijan Training and Research Center on August 7. According to the press service of the Prime Minister of Armenia, the second day of the meeting addressed issues related to the sustainable development of the agricultural and […]
YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, ARMENPRESS. Chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the work of the session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia began today, and will last from August 6 to 7, at the educational center and Dilijan research from the Central Bank of Armenia, […]
LONDON British Conservative Party leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss took part in a debate on Friday where they again clashed over economic policy. The Bank of England on Thursday predicted inflation would hit over 13% and the UK faces a recession that will last more than a year. Truss said the UK should […]
A stock photo MINSK, Aug. 5 (BelTA) — The transition to an alternative to the dollar will mean the collapse of the economic system of the United States of America, Aleksei Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR), told V Time [On Point] online project on the BelTA YouTube channel. “We […]
Even with an economics qualification, it’s hard to imagine the Bank of England’s action yesterday. They predicted a recession longer than the global recession of 2008-2009, and comparable in severity to the recession of the early 1990s. They predicted a fall in real wages of 8% and an increase in unemployment of a million. Real […]
Liz Truss has been accused of being ‘deeply irresponsible’ for threatening to change the Bank of England’s mandate on the brink of a recession. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has attacked the Tory leader after Truss and her allies repeatedly questioned Bank Governor Andrew Bailey’s performance and said she would review the powers of the Bank. […]
A debate over fiscal strategy has featured prominently in the Conservative Party leadership race, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arguing for immediate tax cuts and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak arguing for tax cuts taxes are postponed until inflation and the budget deficit are better controlled. The first approach has been criticized as irresponsible and likely […]
Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates – August 4, 2022 What happened to mortgage rates this week: The Freddie Mac fixed rate for a 30-year loan continued its downtrend this week, slipping below the 5.0% threshold to 4.99%. A series of surprisingly positive economic indicators offset the drumbeat of recessionary chatter: factory orders beat market expectations, as […]
LONDON (Project union)— Do you believe in fairy tales? If so, you could probably make a lot of money these days as a financial trader or gain power and prestige as a central banker. As annual inflation in the US, eurozone and UK hit 40-year highs and will likely hit double digits after the summer, […]
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that his government was preparing a national economic policy for the next 25 years to transform the crisis-hit country into a modern and competitive export economy. Presenting his government’s policy statement to the third session of parliament, President Wickremesinghe again urged political parties to form […]
Democrats and Republicans need to limit spending: Heritage Foundation’s Joel Griffith With inflation soaring and the Democratic-led Congress mustering enough support in the Senate to spend billions in additional spending, Joel Griffith, a fellow at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundationtold NTD TV that if the United States […]
Economist Duma Gqubule says it is problematic that the African National Congress (ANC) does not discuss macroeconomic policy. He was reacting to the results of the party’s sixth policy conference which ended on Sunday in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. Conference delegates proposed that the Reserve Bank’s mandate be moved beyond inflation targeting to include tackling […]
UTAH (ABC4) – The Great Salt Lake continues to be a major talking point here in Utah, especially as it continues to reach record low water levels. About two-thirds of its water comes from a single source: the Bear River. Several agencies are working together to study the economic impact of the river in Idaho, […]
Data from the Commerce Department this week revealed that the US economy had contracted for a second straight quarter, sparking fresh debate over whether the country was in a recession. Negative growth for two consecutive quarters meets a common definition of a recession – and it is the official way to make such a call […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the US economy was in a state of transition, not recession, despite two straight quarters of unfavorable expansion. The recession, Yellen insisted, is a “widespread weakening of our economy” that includes massive layoffs, business closures, family price lines and a slowdown in private sector employment. “That’s not what […]
The co-hosts of “The View” erupted in a shouting match Thursday over Republican economic policies amid concerns of a deteriorating economy. The panel discussed the agreement of Democratic Senator of West Virginia Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022which will partly raise corporate taxes while funding climate […]
In an aerial view, transport boxes slow down on the Port of Oakland on July 21, 2022 in Oakland, California. Truckers protesting California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) effort legislation shut down operations at the Port of Oakland after blocking entrances to the port’s container terminals for the previous 4 days. An estimated 70,000 independent truckers […]
The rapid spread of Covid-19 infections over the past month has caused the number of workers taking sick leave to skyrocket, according to official figures, further exacerbating staff shortages and forcing many employers to close parts of their business. Undermining hopes that the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants spreading across the UK would mimic the […]
The U.S. economy contracted from April to June for a snap second quarter, contracting at an annual rate of 0.9% and raising fears that the country is also on the verge of a recession. The Commerce Department’s Thursday decline in gross domestic product — the broadest measure of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual […]
The U.S. economy contracted from April to June for a snap second quarter, contracting at an annual rate of 0.9% and raising fears that the country could also be on the verge of a recession. The Commerce Department’s Thursday decline in gross domestic product — the broadest measure of the economy — followedan annual decline […]
View Guest co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin was the ‘skunk at the garden party’ today (her words, not mine) as Sunny Hostin lambasted her for her defense of the trickle-down economy. The argument stemmed from a conversation about Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Chuck Schumer reaching an agreement on the Cut Inflation Act of 2022. Co-host […]
The report indicates that the global value of ethanol and its co-products averages around 64% of corn production, 33% of beef production and 131% of soybean production, making ethanol the third most major agricultural industry in the state. Additionally, the economic study found that the ethanol industry continues to add jobs to the Nebraska economy. […]
Economists expect the economic system to have grown slightly in the second quarter, and some expect it to shrivel up. Estimates show that the economic system will have grown by several tenths of a percent. Goldman Sachs expects a 1% rise, while Moody’s Economics forecasts a 1% decline. The gradual expansion forecast sees the 1.6% […]
What the July Fed statement says: The Fed voted unanimously to raise its benchmark short-term rate an additional 75 basis points in July, the fourth increase of this tightening cycle and the third higher than the quarter-point increase that was typical of previous tightening cycles. While some were expecting a full percentage point increase, like […]
June 2022 New Home Sales What happened this month: June new home sales data reflect the impact of another month of high mortgage rates and rising inflation. A total of 590,000 new homes were sold in June, down 8.1% from the downwardly revised number in May, led by declines in all regions except the Midwest. […]
Liz Truss lacks strong backing for her immediate tax cut plan if she succeeds Boris Johnson as prime minister. Last week, when interviewed on Radio 4 Today, she offered only one name: Professor Patrick Minford. It is therefore not surprising to find a letter in the Daily Telegraph signed by a group of economists endorsing […]
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What is a mixed financial system? A mixed financial system is a system that mixes facets of capitalism and socialism. A mixed financial system protects personal assets and allows some financial freedom in the use of capital, but additionally allows governments to interfere in financial actions in order to achieve social goals. In accordance with […]
Application deadline: July 31, 2022 Applications are invited from qualified and motivated applicants for a PhD program in the field of Economics. This programme, supported by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), combines the traditional doctoral structure at the School of Economic and Finance (SEF) and a partnership with other universities in Africa. It offers […]
Movements of banking and fintech stocks on the Australian stock exchange in 2020. Credit: Flinders University Australia’s major banking and fintech sectors have been buoyed by the government’s early macroeconomic responses to the challenges posed by COVID-19, new research shows. Financial experts from Flinders University and Griffith University examined the economic lessons learned during the […]
United States appears to be in the midst of a major political realignment. Really, this subject is the domain of historians and political scientists, so I will largely limit myself to writing about what this means for economic policy. To be honest, it’s hard to make a considered assessment of where we’re headed. Perhaps the […]
4 minute readJuly 19 The Conservative leadership race was remarkable not for what the candidates said, but for what they did not say. Britain has been stuck in a low growth trap for 10 years, facing a recession, approaching an inflationary storm, and no one has a clear economic vision to fix it. What emerged […]
Liz Truss has pledged to bring about the biggest economic change the UK has seen in 30 years in her bid to become the next prime minister. The foreign minister said she wanted a “bold new approach” to tackle the economic crisis facing the country. During the leadership campaign, Ms Truss pledged a radical overhaul […]
July 15, 2022 Barbara Blake By David Simpson A trustee from Old Dominion University has been elected to the board of the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). Barbara Blake, executive director […]
FOX Business host Larry Kudlow blasts reckless government spending and reveals why small business confidence is down on “Kudlow.” So, we start tonight with a familiar phrase: Save America, kill the bill. Back-to-back inflation numbers, 9.1% CPI, 11.3% PPI – you don’t want to spend another trillion dollars worsening an already out-of-control inflation rate. Anyone […]
A student discovers macroeconomics in the darkness of the Great Depression. James Yang for NPR hide caption toggle caption James Yang for NPR A student discovers macroeconomics in the darkness of the Great Depression. James Yang for NPR Find all the episodes of Planet Money Summer School here. Planet Money Summer School is back! It’s […]
According to a new study, artificial intelligence systems trained to align with human values could be used to develop more popular economic policies. In an article published in Nature Human Behaviour, researchers trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system named “Democratic AI” to design a way to distribute the proceeds of an investment game and found […]
Michael Jacobs discusses alternative versions of Thatcherite economics proposed by Conservative leadership candidates, which do not reflect the real economic needs of the country today. The Conservative Party leadership election is only days away, but the main battle lines have already been drawn. On one side stands Rishi Sunak, proclaiming his Thatcherite creed of small […]
A student discovers macroeconomics in the darkness of the Great Depression. James Yang for NPR hide caption toggle caption James Yang for NPR A student discovers macroeconomics in the darkness of the Great Depression. James Yang for NPR Find all the episodes of Planet Money Summer School here. Planet Money Summer School is back! It’s […]
Hicks The United States appears to be in the midst of a major political realignment. Really, this subject is the domain of historians and political scientists, so I will largely limit myself to writing about what this means for economic policy. To be honest, it’s hard to make a considered assessment of where we’re headed. […]
in a new openDemocracy rostrum, Kevin Gallagher – acting dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Pprofessor of Global Development Policy at the Pardee School and Director of BU’s Global Center for Development Policy (GDP Center) – and Richard Kozul-Wright, director of the Division of Globalization and Development Strategies at the United […]
In 1944, with World War II still raging, US President Franklin D Roosevelt called for a new future for the global economy and the way it was governed. This new global economic system – which included the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – was endorsed by representatives of the Allied Powers in […]
Policymakers do not adequately integrate and value the role of nature in their decision-making, with the pursuit of short-term profits and economic growth all too often coming at the expense of biodiversity and ecosystem services that are essential for the long-term prospects of humanity. That is the sobering conclusion of major new research conducted today […]
Of course, Cong Je, editor of the Global Times, author of this article, should not be considered the voice of the Chinese administration. But China often uses its public media to convey in undiplomatic language what it really means, and also to float test threat balloons. Cong’s rant came after tax raids in India against […]
In a region that has seen the emergence over the years of multiple forums and agreements with an economic dimension – ASEAN, ASEM, APEC, RCEP, TPPA, CPTPP – the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) could easily join, as one Tweeter Put it, this Asian alphabet soup. The question is whether the IPEF, launched in […]
In a surprising move, Iran’s nuclear chief called on the government to take into account the dire economic situation of the people and try to reach an agreement with Washington. In what appears to be the first criticism of the government’s foreign and economic policy in the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi, the head of […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain Investments in active transportation provide many types of benefits related to safety, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, physical activity and the economy. Metro, the Oregon regional government for the Portland metropolitan area, wants to better understand the role of these investments in building stronger communities in their region and in implementing the […]
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 3:54 p.m.Speech: Cash Treasury Secretary Dr Caralee McLiesh delivered the keynote address at the 62nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) in Wellington today. In “Economic Policy for the Challenges Ahead,” Dr. McLiesh examines three key themes: – Better metrics and deeper research that takes a big […]
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Senior Director, Housing and Economic Policy Washington office washington d.c. COMPANY PRESENTATION The National Urban League, which has had a formal presence on the United States Capitol for more than 50 years, promoting policies that protect and extend civil rights for more than 50 years is seeking candidates for the newly created position of Senior […]
Listen to socioeconomic research professor Oren M. Levin-Waldman’s discussion of his most recent essay, “Did the Supreme Court End Equality” this Wednesday, June 29, 2022. He can be heard all both Wednesday mornings from 10-11 a.m. ET on the Westchester on the broadcast level. The broadcast is heard “Live” or “On Demand” by clicking on […]
José Ramón Díez (Caixabank Research) | The global economic scenario continues to face the effects of a triple global supply shock (bottlenecks, war and zero COVID policy) which keeps commodity prices under pressure, continues to erode agent confidence economies and sounded the alarm in financial markets, with increased volatility and sharp price corrections. Despite all […]
The federal government has called on members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to work collectively on reforms that will revitalize the organization and strengthen its role in shaping global economic policy. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, made the call during the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC 12), held in […]
Results of the 5th National Economic Policy Forum on GETS During the two-day Forum, NEC advisors and independent industry experts presented a total of 12 studies. MOGADISHU, Somalia – The National Economic Council (NEC) of Somalia held its fifth National High Level Economic Policy Forum on 20e and 21st from June 2022 in Mogadishu, Somalia. […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday that the Build Back Better Bill was “smart economic policy” during a discussion of inflation and if a recession was inevitable. CNBC host Joe Kernen asked if she “agrees” with the administration’s initial […]
A wheat field at a farm in Odessa region, southern Ukraine, May 22, 2022. (Photo by GENYA … [+] SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In the 1920s, desperation prompted Soviet leaders to adopt the New Economic Policy (NEP), an attempt at new policies to improve the economy. In 2022, faced with sanctions […]
For nearly two centuries, literature, from Marx and Dickens to Thomas Picketty and Barbara Ehrenreich, has dissected and exposed the machinations of the greedy wealthy. Turn their pockets, make them pay their fair share, and a fairer society may be possible. No one is tied to a chair and forced to watch nonsense like Fox […]
An economic policy group led by four leading international expert economists has published an article urging Sri Lanka to reinstate three key policies to help reverse the current economic crisis. Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group, publishing its first article under its banner, recommended that the government […]
This file photo, taken on May 23, 2022, shows stacks of containers at a port in South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap) SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said on Thursday it would ease regulations and cut corporate taxes as part of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government’s first major economic policy move, as […]
The CEOs of America’s largest low-wage employers now earn an average of 670 times what their typical workers earn. In most of these companies, the managers wasted millions buying back their own stock instead of giving the workers a raise. But we don’t just get an injustice when a boss can earn more in a […]
AUGUSTA – The Maine Economic Research Institute – following its announcement in April that it has restored its research and reporting on key state economic policies, legislation and the votes of state lawmakers – directors announced following and the president of the organization. Clif Greim, PE, was elected Chairman of MERI’s Board of Directors. Greim […]
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Gold’s role as an inflation hedge and portfolio diversification will continue to provide price support amid the Fed’s hawkish stance and geopolitical strife, notes a recent report by MetalsFocus. Increased investment demand coupled with volatility in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the yellow metal to US$2,051 an ounce in early March, the […]
What is one of the biggest predictors of a child’s success? According to an interactive map created by Opportunity Insights, a research institute founded by economics professors from Harvard and Brown universities, this could be the neighborhood they grew up in. The “Atlas of Opportunity” uses data from the United States Census Bureau and the […]
By Rachel Greszler and Lindsey Burke The Heritage Foundation President Joe Biden is set to “write off” $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, for a total of $360 billion in loan elimination. It may seem like a simple and straightforward solution, but the direct result will be to increase inflation, drive up college costs […]
The Ministry of Economy and Finance at the Sejong Government Complex (The Korea Herald) SEJONG — The country’s finance chief said on Thursday that the Economy and Finance Ministry will unveil the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s economic policy direction next week, which highlights a deregulation program in for companies as well as measures to control inflation. […]
– New Eastern Perspectives THE war in Ukraine is approaching its inexorable conclusion with a Ukrainian defeat only a matter of time. Yet this truth did not enter the mind of the Ukrainian President who recently issued the absurd demand that the Ukrainians talk about peace, but only after the Russians withdrew from Donbass and […]
June 6, 2022 – 2:46 PM PanARMENIAN.Net – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of Armenia, which was held via videoconference on Monday, June 6. “This format is still important now, as the global economy goes through transformative turmoil in the […]
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video link. Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Perspectives Foundation, Artak Kamalyan, Board Member for Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, […]
YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video link, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Perspectives Foundation, Artak Kamalyan, […]
Newfrom Japan Policy June 6, 2022 4:30 p.m. (JST) Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is working to influence the government’s basic annual economic and fiscal guidelines in the areas of fiscal policy and defense spending. Fumio Kishida, the incumbent prime minister who took office last October, is under […]
Important institutions of the global system are trying to create medium and long-term solutions and responses on very important topics. However, it still seems very difficult to find solutions that hit home, as the two “black swans”, the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war, still leave many uncertainties hanging over them. The term “black swan” […]