Economy
The Economic Impact of the Ebola Epidemic
The outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa has had a significant impact on the area, particularly the nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that ……Read More
Business
Markets
Fed Up With Federal Inaction, States Act Alone on Cap-and-Trade
Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are ……Read More
Economy
American Housing Market’s Lost Decade Looking Ahead
While the American housing market has shown improvement since the collapse that began in 2006, it is still not back to its pre-Great Recession levels ……Read More
Economy
The World’s Jobs Gap
As a matter of habit, we all concern ourselves with the employment/unemployment situation in our home countries and pretty much ignore what happens elsewhere unless ……Read More
Markets
Excessive Risk Taking in a Low Volatility Environment
While like many others, I'm not a huge fan of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in preparation for the September 20th, 2014 meeting of the ……Read More
Economy
America’s Stalling Housing Market
One graph from The Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center gives us a good clue about why the improvements in the American housing market seem ……Read More