Trade War Consequences The oft-repeated refrain on the Presidential stump circuit threatening 60% tariffs on Chinese products caused some head-scratching among economists. By some measures, the Chinese economy is in … Read More
Booming Gold Legendary investor Warren Buffet, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was asked about investing in gold, and he was clearly perplexed by the question. His response was that gold (unlike … Read More
Food Inflation There’s been a lot made about prices at the grocery store lately; in fact, food prices have become a political issue in this election cycle. There’s no … Read More
New Population Realities The United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs has released its World Population Prospects 2024 report, and a close read shows some interesting and sometimes … Read More
Inflation’s Tie to Interest Rates Inflation impacts all of us in a number of ways, not just in a steady rise in the prices of the things we buy every … Read More
Several U.S. states have become attractive destinations for retirees, due to the fact that they don’t charge state income taxes. Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming fall … Read More
The U.S. inflation rate of roughly 3.5% a year has been sounding alarms, in part because it is somewhere around twice the target rate that the U.S. Fed economists want … Read More
AI: Many. Humans: Still One Artificial intelligence first proved its mettle by beating game experts. Deep Blue famously beat chess champion Gary Kasparov as early as 1997, and more … Read More
When I was a child, my father was injured on the job and could never work again beyond sporadic and low-paying temporary work. He got a settlement and a few … Read More
China’s Economic Puzzle We’re all accustomed to thinking of China as the fastest-growing economy in the world, but recent events have had global investors rethinking that story. At the start … Read More
