Economics 101
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FED's Capacity to Boost Money Is Factor of Ten
When the Federal Reserve Bank buys a $10,000 US Treasury note, or any acceptable asset of that amount from a member bank, it can set off a ten-fold jump in money supply. more...
US Economy Speeds to Longest Collapse Since 1945
The US economy has been in recession for 16 months, a slide likely in three months to become the longest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. more...
Super Business Cycle Threatens Obama's Team
President Obama deals big bucks off the federal deck to help rescue a world running out of cash, while the scary brainchild of a Russian economist grows more ominous. more...
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Using medical imaging equipment, researchers are now looking into how the brain responds during the decision making process. Is it scatter-brain science or cutting-edge? more...
Investor Interpretation of Economic Indicators
By: James Brumley
Unemployment, capacity utilization, the Fed Funds rate, and the inflation rate are the most accurate economic indicators investors can use to spot a recession. more...
Behavioural Economics Gains Street Cred
It's instinctual knowledge based on anecdotal evidence. Ask anyone, who isn't a classically trained economist. Rational decision-making is simply exhausting. more...
By: Keith Vance
The Nobel Prize in Economic this year has been awarded to two economists: Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson for their research in outside the market forces. more...
By: Jeremy Mangum
Many economists believe the 2008-2009 U.S. recession is over, but a long road to recovery still lies ahead. more...
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Miranda Miller
In 1776, Adam Smith introduced the invisible hand theory in The Wealth of the Nations. It applies today as an equalizing force in capitalist markets. more...
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Miranda Miller
A law in microeconomics differs from the type found in the criminal justice system. The microeconomic principle (or law) of demand allows economists to make predictions. more...
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