Politicians love to posture regarding trade between the U.S. and China, and articles in the financial media frequently speculate on the year in which the Chinese economy could surpass that of the U.S. Most of us have a difficult time evaluating these discussions...
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Many of my blog posts have focused on some aspect of population growth because I find demographics fascinating. Moreover, population growth is a key determinant of economic growth which is reflected in our overall health and well-being. One interesting facet of demographics is...
Several of my recent posts focused on housing as the sector of the economy that is most likely to feel the initial impact of the FED’s increase in interest rates from zero to the current level of 4.3%. As was discussed, home sales...
My recent post, The End of the Beginning, discussed the process by which the FED’s interest rate hikes should slow the economy, and ultimately, ease inflationary pressures. Typically, increases in rates impact housing, orders for goods, corporate profits, and employment in that order....
I often hear complaints like, “the inflation rate as reported by the U.S. Government drastically understates the increase in my cost of living.” Well, the CPI is a blend of price changes for more than 80,000 items weighted by the actual expenditures of...
I have written about demographics many times because population growth is critical for a healthy economy. Growth in the population comes from two sources. First there is “natural” growth which is the excess of births over deaths. The second factor is immigration. There...