us economy

Government is creating a capital shortage that will worsen stagflation

Through Monetary and Fiscal Policies, the federal government is creating a capital shortage.  If stagflation does arrive by late summer,…

1 year ago

Latest Data Shows Stagflation Is Coming

The latest available data indicates that economic growth is slowing and that prices continue to rise. The annual inflation rate,…

1 year ago

Strong Jobs Data Means More Inflation, No Interest Rate Cuts

The U.S. economy added a whopping 303,000 jobs in March beating economists’ expectations of about 200,000 jobs. The unemployment rate…

1 year ago

Americans Feel Lousy in Biden’s Good Economy

President Biden cannot understand why the approval rating on his handling of the economy is so low. About two-thirds of Americans call…

1 year ago

Airline mergers will improve efficiency and benefit consumers

JetBlue Airways wants to buy Spirit Airlines. Alaska Airlines wants to buy Hawaiian Airlines. Both deals must be approved by…

2 years ago

Biden & Powell Are Vying to Become Carter & Burns

In the 1970s, inflation was increasing, federal government budget deficits were escalating, energy prices were rising, interest rates were spiking,…

2 years ago

Economists Divided on Future Economic Activity

Since the pandemic, it has been extremely difficult for economists to accurately forecast the economy. Most of the reason is…

2 years ago

The debt ceiling bill shows the country is moving back to the center

Since the 1950s, the US majority was generally moderate and leaning slightly to the right (conservative). That changed in 2008.…

2 years ago

The Solution to Inflation & Slow Growth Is Supply-Side Economics

The U.S. is currently experiencing an economic condition where both high inflation and little or no growth exist. Traditionally, these…

2 years ago

Misguided DOJ Rewards America’s Problem Airlines

Economist Bruce Yandle once famously concluded that regulations are supported by two groups of people: groups that want and generally…

2 years ago

Once Again, Fed Not Aggressive Enough

The Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate by 25 basis points at its March 22 meeting. Since Chairman Jerome…

2 years ago

Federal Reserve Completely Responsible for Today’s Economic Quagmire

The Federal Reserve meets this week to decide whether to raise interest rates further after six rate increases in the…

2 years ago

Biden’s Proposed 2024 Budget Will Lead to Severe Stagflation

President Biden has proposed a budget for fiscal 2024 that increases government spending by 10% while raising $5 trillion in…

2 years ago

Biden bureaucrats may exacerbate supply chain woes

For the past several years the broken supply chain has been foremost on the minds of American voters. As an…

2 years ago

Strong July Jobs Report May Signal Mild Recession

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported a whopping 528,000 new jobs were added in July. That brings the unemployment rate down…

3 years ago