Nearly every day the news media bring reports of a housing market turnaround—one of several indicators and conventional sources misleadingly tout as evidence that the U.S. economy is slowly but surely making a comeback. Looking at home prices and sales ...
WealthCycles is all about measuring stuff with stuff, and taking the effects of the devaluing fiat currencies out of the equation. In an effort to paint a true picture of the well being of the average American worker, we took a look at real annual ea ...
“The size, scope, and impact of this problem (the student loan debt bubble) is an enormous anchor weighing down our next generation and our nation's economy,” according to Business Insider.
As of the writing of this article the student lo ...
Two of the most important economic indicators in showing us how the economy is doing are the civilian Unemployment Rate and the Labor Force Participation Rate.
The government classifies unemployment as people who do not have a job, have actively ...
As the economy adds a lower than expected jobs number , and unemployment remains at 9.5%, the government types are scrambling to figure what to do. Some are wringing their hands while others are brainstorming new “stimulus” ideas. Others are taking d ...