Tag Archives: business cycle
The End of Carte Blanche Bailouts
There’s a forthcoming crisis developing. Stocks have run up over the last five years to new highs. Many find this cause for celebration…we find it cause for alarm. Somewhere along their travels, stocks drifted out of orbit from the real … Continue reading
Duct Tape Economics
The Labor Department laid a sulfurous egg last Friday. By their calculations, just 74,000 jobs were created in December. The pros thought it would be 200,000. What do they know? This marks the slightest increase since January 2011. Somehow, even … Continue reading
End Stimulus Now!
A dreary jobs market, stagnant GDP, declining household income, falling wages, workforce reduction, anemic production… You name it. The economy’s clunking down the road like an old Cutlass Supreme. No matter what fixes are made, the thing can’t seem to … Continue reading
Secrets of the September Swoon
Federal workers, and many other fine folks, celebrated Labor Day yesterday by partaking in lethargy. Here at the Economic Prism we did nothing of the sort. Rather, we continued our labors for fun and for free…and always on your behalf. … Continue reading
