It’s accepted wisdom that supply and demand sits at the center of all economic thought. Figure that prices are what organize a market economy, at which point it’s only logical that prices are arrived ...
The 2008 financial crash ripped a giant hole in the incomes and wealth of Americans, limiting their ability to afford everything from big-ticket purchases like cars to their rent. The government ...
It is an article of faith in mainstream economics that an economy cannot grow without a growing money supply. Yet, that is a ...
The US housing market is distorting a core principle of economics: supply and demand. Home prices soared in May, even as existing home sales fell and the supply of homes for sale jumped. "This one is ...
The United States announced new, higher tariff rates this year. Tariffs can affect supply chains, investment, and firms’ ...
The title of Benjamin M. Friedman’s “Religious Influences on Economic Thinking” is dully academic but eye-catching all the same. It is a slim book, some of it a restatement of the argument the author ...
Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices ...
Core durable goods and pending home sales were better than expected in January, causing Whirlpool shares to rally temporarily. While recent economic data has beaten expectations, the long-term ...