During the recession in 2008, investors in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) experienced significant losses as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis. Many homeowners were unable to make their mortgage payments,…
Ready for another economic buzzword in February 2023? Supercore inflation is a term used a term used to describe a measure of inflation that strips out the most volatile components…
An important indicator for the health of the economy are the number of jobs created. There are several other important indicators besides this one, such as the inflation rate, gross…
In our previous posts, we talked about two other kinds of unemployment and what causes them: frictional and structural. In this post, we're discussing cyclical unemployment and why it happens.…
Did you know there are several types of unemployment? In our previous post, we talked about frictional unemployment. There are two others, structural and cyclical. In this post, we're discussing…
If you're paying attention these days, you've probably heard about the World Economic Forum and specifically the phrase, "You'll own nothing and be happy." This specific phrase has raised the…
Real estate is a major part of the economy of many countries, and therefore it's important to pay attention to economic conditions. The state of the economy at any given…
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In many ways, having a business partner is akin to being married. What one of you does affects the other. For this reason, it's important to do your due diligence…
Have you gotten used to writing "2023" yet? We have another post that summarizes an economic publication's predictions for what's ahead in 2023. Barron's analysis is similar to several other…