Economics

For most, the world of inflation statistics can be mind-numbing. Economists have developed a variety of indices. And there are three different ones...

Day of “Discovery” – Today we celebrate the man who quasi-discovered the Americas with a quasi-holiday that not everyone gets off (including the Line)...

There’s a chill in the air – and not just from the weather. Today’s weak job market news for September (the tough employment situation appears to be...

In testimony before the Senate Budget Committee last week, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf quantified the impacts that extending some or all of the...

Right on the two-year anniversary of its enactment, the Troubled Asset Relief Program's (TARP) authority to disburse new money ended on Sunday. The...

The growth play from September has spilled over into October, although cross-currents are apparent and volatility should be expected. Economic news...

Recently, two prominent figures have joined CRFB’s Announcement Effect Club. Joining the Announcement Effect Club requires a statement that taking...

The September growth play picked up speed at the end of the week, as markets liked stronger than expected US business investment data from August...

Today, the Fed widened the door further toward easing monetary policy (presumably in the form of additional quantitative easing). The Fed's shift...

Today, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced in a statement that the recession that began in December of 2007 had ended in June of 2009...

With Congress back in session, the mid-term election right around the corner, and a looming expiration, the debate of the 2001-2003 tax cuts is...