April 23, 2015
Researchers are exploring how message volume and sentiment analysis in social media like Twitter and Yahoo can be used to predict financial markets.
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.
March 27, 2015
Because he revised his country's inaccurate deficit and received Eurostat approval, Greece's chief statistician might be prosecuted for "breach of faith."
March 16, 2015
With the U.S. hitting a debt ceiling that is equal to the GDP, concern over U.S. spending is growing as the Congress again decides how to avoid a default.
February 13, 2015
As the source of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve has to decide if interest rates should rise when inflation is low but a jobs recovery has begun.
January 21, 2015
With implications that extend beyond sports, believers in classical economics and in behavioral economics are debating whether players can have streaks.
January 9, 2015
December 26, 2014
Part of keeping the money supply at the right level involves the Fed monitoring the paper money that enters circulation and recycling cash that leaves it.
December 9, 2014
Our CPI measure of the inflation rate has been debated because it could be calculated using a chained CPU, could be real time, and excludes some seniors.
November 12, 2014
With debated impact, a little more than half of the thousands of rules necessary for implementing the financial regulation in Dodd-Frank have been written.