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As I write this, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has fallen below 3.8% as global markets tumble on growing recession fears. Investors rushed into the perceived safety of government debt after Friday ...

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Digital platforms have changed how economists, analysts, and investors monitor and interpret global economic shifts. Learn how!

If the 1970s were the decade of the Great Inflation, 2022 was the year of the Little Inflation. It was worse than many people expected, including me. But as the year ends, inflation is dwindling, and ...

Some metrics indicate that the underlying health of the economy is good, even as President Donald Trump’s trade wars are setting off alarms in markets, consumers, and economists. Despite the ...

The University of Michigan Current Economic Conditions Index has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for stocks. The highest forward-looking returns for the S&P 500 have come when the index ...