Economy

Insights, research, and analysis on breaking economic news and market trends.

Do you think the U.S. economy will ever return to normal?

Vanguard Chief Economist, Joe Davis looks at economic growth trends and what they might mean for the future. Read More...
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The graying budget

Several years ago at a speech in New York, I warned that “a future President Clinton or McCain would face a daunting budget challenge from population aging.” My political forecast was off, but my economic and demographic forecast is unchanged.…

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Interest rates: a worry for 2010

It’s still early in the new year, and there’s lots to worry about in the investment domain and in the broader world. But one item tops my “worry list” for 2010: interest rates. And it’s hard to decide which is …

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What’s changed, and what hasn’t?

I’ve had a hard time deciding which way the economic and investment winds are blowing, so I decided to make a list of the things I think have changed and those that haven’t.…

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The next Depression?

Mark Hulbert (with some help from Jeremy Siegel) does a nice job correcting the record about how long it took for stock market investors to "recover" from the Great Depression. Read More...
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The 1930s all over again?

Is it the 1930s all over again? If that were true, it would be one very good reason to panic, sell everything, and put your money in a mattress. But it turns out that the comparisons between today and the Great Depression are (mostly) bunk. Read More...
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Three causes

Trying to understand the global financial crisis? Confused by derivatives and default swaps and the commercial paper market? Here are three ideas to explain it all.  Read More...
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