The Fed has no good choices. If easy-money ends, the economy will slow even more. But continuing the policy risks inflation.
Economy
Mergers and Acquisitions Boom! Is This a Good Sign for the Economy?
U.S. companies have spent $219 billion on mergers and acquisitions so far in 2013, a sharp increase from 2012, when firms spent just $85 billion during the same period.
Obama’s Proposal to Boost the Minimum Wage: Will It Help or Hurt Workers?
Of the proposals in President Obama’s State of the Union address, the one that’s perhaps getting the most attention is his push to have the federal minimum wage raised from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour.
Why Can’t This Economy Really Get Going?
A host of factors outside of the government’s control will likely hold back the economy for at least another year.
A Guide to Sequestration, the Bad Budget Policy We May Not Be Able to Avoid
Amid President Obama’s call to postpone the pain of sequestration, signs that a solution may be elusive.
How a Century of Income Taxes Can Clarify Today’s Debates
Up until 100 years ago – exactly 100 years ago this weekend, in fact – it wasn’t constitutional for the Federal Government to tax individual incomes.
Home Prices Jump 5.5% as Spring Season Nears
A spike in home prices shows that the housing market is continuing its slow path to recovery.
What (If Anything) Can Fix the SEC?
Is a new leader with a bit of prosecutorial zeal all that’s needed at the SEC?
How the Payroll Tax Hike Can Destroy Your Savings Plan
Saving is hard enough. The payroll tax hike will cost the average worker $700, tempting you to cut saving instead of spending. Look out.
Should Uncle Sam Be Doing More to Get His Hands on the $1.7 Trillion U.S. Companies Hold Overseas?
Some of America’s best-known firms are stashing a majority of their cash abroad, where they can shield it from getting taxed by Uncle Sam.
6 Reasons the Stock Market Could Do Surprisingly Well in 2013
A slow-growing economy with little inflation can actually be the best environment for blue-chip stocks.
How Long Can the Stock Market Defy Economic Gravity?
As the pragmatic conservative economist Herbert Stein once said, “If something cannot go on forever, it won’t.” I’ve been thinking about that saying a lot in relation to today’s bull market and the complacency with which investors seem to view it.
What the Current Economic Outlook Means for American Families
The economy is likely to keep improving, but slow growth could develop into chronic stagnation.