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Can Americans trust economic data from the Trump administration? Broadly speaking, there are two angles to this that are ...
Economic stories are often built on data. This information can shape how the public understands financial conditions, ...
Giannone brings decades of experience in policy, academia, and the tech sector to Johns Hopkins from the International ...
U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that help the Fed assess the economy’s health and guide interest rate decisions.
Current technological developments in a number of industries, such as the rise of artificial intelligence and innovations ...
The front end of the Treasury yield curve could be supported by softer economic activity numbers over the summer.
The economics writer Kyla Scanlon on how attention has come to shape politics, our economy, Gen Z and more. The last few episodes of the show have been about attention, but about attention in terms of ...
Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Peña sat in Prof. Gary Becker’s doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on human capital theory, a concept he’d ...
After strong growth in 2017 and early 2018, global economic activity slowed notably in the second half of last year, reflecting a confluence of factors affecting major economies. Global growth is now ...
Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 6.67%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released on Thursday. That is down from last week's reading of 6.77%.
In this video, we dive into the current economic landscape and the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, set to take place right ...