PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’s performance in his televised debate with Donald Trump, on June 27th, could hardly have gone worse. With ...
Fed Governor Bowman says she’s still open to raising rates if inflation doesn’t improve
Michelle Bowman, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during the Exchequer Club meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, ...
Could the Democrats replace Joe Biden as their presidential candidate?
WITH LESS than a year to go until America’s presidential election, the country looks poised for a rematch between Joe ...
Equitable Growth’s new Nonresident Scholars have a long history of rigorous economic research
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today launched our new Nonresident Scholars program. This is our latest way of connecting ...
Companies from McDonald’s to 3M warn inflation is squeezing consumers
McDonald's employee giving change to a customer.Jeffrey Greenberg | UIG | Getty ImagesSome of America's best-known corporations are saying their ...
A crucial report Wednesday is expected to show little progress against inflation
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesA closely-watched ...
Wanted: a new economics writer
We are hiring a writer on economics, ideally based at first in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ability ...
Former Fed Vice Chair Clarida sees possibility of fewer rate cuts than expected this year
Stubbornly high inflation could push the Federal Reserve into a more cautious stance this year regarding interest rate cuts, the ...
Why “Freakonomics” failed to transform economics
“Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.” So starts Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics”, a ...
This week provided a reminder that inflation isn’t going away anytime soon
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesFrom consumer ...
Economic boost from Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour could be overstated, Nomura warns
Taylor Swift performs onstage at Lumen Field in Seattle on July 22, 2023.Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ...
How American states squeeze athletes (and remote workers)
Sports are big business in America. The country’s four largest professional leagues generate about $45bn in revenues a year, more ...