The yield curve represents the interest rate on varying maturities of debt for one particular type of risk. For example,…
As the old saying goes, “cash is king,” but how true is this anymore? While cash (the paper kind) provides…
In economics, it is often assumed that people act rationally in their own best interest using all available information. In…
The Federal Reserve cares about what people think inflation will be in the future, and they are typically monitoring future…
Take two! Monday February 5th was the first day on the job for Jerome Powell as the new FOMC chair.…
Scientific American recently reported on the phenomenon of blockchain and crypto-currency in general, explaining the invention, as well as many…
There has been some speculation in the weeks since Donald Trump was elected president that the Fed would be in…
One of the fundamental economic theories of economics is that changes in real interest rates should have an impact on…
The Federal Reserve cares about what people think inflation will be in the future, and they are typically monitoring future…
Do we really need cash at all? It might not seem like it, but people continue to use cash in…