Economy
Paying Down the U.S. Federal Debt
Let's open this posting with a graph showing the U.S. federal on-budget surpluses and deficits since 1915: Here's a graph showing us the on-budget ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Asset Volatility and the FOMC Minutes
When the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) releases the minutes of its closed door meetings to the "sweaty masses", the world's investing community sits ……Read More
Economy
Working Hours in America
One of my main sources of data for my postings is the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis better known as FRED. Using their data, ……Read More
Economy
The High Cost and Painful Reality of Experimental Monetary Policy
Over the past five years since the Fed began its long-term experiment with near-zero interest rates in a desperate attempt to prod the economy back ……Read More
Economy
China Might Be Winning The Race To Reduce Solar Costs
Many people, even fanatical advocates of solar power, are unaware quite how close we are to reaching a critical milestone in the industry. Within a ……Read More
Economy
How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?
Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year old ……Read More