January 23, 2017
Seemingly a single number, the CPI market basket is composed of wildly different flexible and sticky prices that provide a different view of inflation.
October 29, 2015
Showing the connection between inflation and unemployment, the Phillips Curve has been re-interpreted, re-affirmed and condemned as a monetary policy tool.
October 21, 2015
A debt ceiling controversy could erupt by November 3rd when Jack Lew says the U.S. Treasury will need to borrow to meet its spending obligations.
October 5, 2015
Because credit card scores predict trustworthiness and financial distress, they indicate whether a co-habitation relationship will be long lasting.
August 25, 2015
July 24, 2015
Although people in the eurozone want a single currency and their leaders want unity, monetary union problems create political distrust and disunity.
June 30, 2015
To the dollars families spend on children, we can add the cost of stress from the time we devote to developing a child's human capital.
May 8, 2015
In financial markets, data security relates to the timing of data releases because premature releases or leaks unfairly favor one group of investors.
May 4, 2015
While many nations have deposit Insurance and China will have theirs very soon, the quality and the confidence in different deposit insurance schemes vary.
April 22, 2015
An historical perspective and a look at what is owed, to whom and when provides insight about the culture and complexities of Greek sovereign debt.
April 8, 2015
Although paper currency is just one part of a money supply, a special design like Norway's new kroner notes conveys an inspirational message.
April 6, 2015
In the U.S. the Federal Reserve tried to introduce metal dollar coins into the money supply but currency demand indicates that people prefer paper.