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Economist Robert Higgs described the “ratchet effect” in which government either creates a crisis or responds to one, leading to a permanent expansion of...
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Economist Robert Higgs described the “ratchet effect” in which government either creates a crisis or responds to one, leading to a permanent expansion of...
ECB cuts rates on weak growth, markets bet on more easing: The Fed is addicted to easy money, but the European central bank is...
The U.S. gov has approved $17.9 bln for Israeli military operations in Gaza and elsewhere since Oct 7, substantially more than in any other...
We are bombarded with claims that capitalism causes inequality, yet what it really mean? In truth, in a free market economy, differences in income,...
The last excuse that diehard defenders of President Trump’s tariff policies have advanced now lies in ruins.
Zillow, which is famously bullish on housing prices, is now projecting that U.S. home prices will fall 1.7% between March 2025 and March 2026.
Trump demands more easy money and lower interest rates. Powell isn’t dovish enough for Trump.
April 2025 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey: “The index for new orders also fell sharply, from 8.7 in March to -34.2 this month, its lowest...
It’s going to take a lot more than some trimming around the edges to change the federal government’s current trajectory into continued $2-trillion-plus annual...