Word: inflationitis
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On an even greater scale, this amendment violates one of the basic foundational principles of our central banking system: Our economy hinges on the trust that we place in the Federal Reserve to look out for the best interests of the economy at large, independent of any political influence whatsoever...
History Professor Charles S. Maier said a bailout—the likely course of action—would be ideal, as allowing Greece to default would likely result in massive inflation and skyrocketing unemployment rates, causing much turmoil.
For me, though, the best of part of it, besides the pancakes—I had a cheese and mushroom pancake I would murder a tiny dog for—were the interactions we had with people around us (all Jewish, mom. All imaginary, too). I don’t...
Both politically and economically speaking, this gets it about right. The reason it's in China's economic interest to allow the RMB to rise a bit is plain enough: At a moment when much of the world is still trying to climb out of a disinflationary hole, China's...
But many law scholars are not surprised by Americans' mad rush to bankruptcy court. Adjusted for inflation, personal borrowing in the U.S. is 10 times greater than in 1960, according to the Federal Reserve. "Now, consumer credit has dried up," says law professor Robert Lawless, an expert on bankruptcy among...