Do you think young people have it worse than any other generation, with their higher unemployment rate, high debt levels, and weak job market for graduates? Right now, they have it so great it's not even funny. Really? What do you mean? If the economy kept running the way it was, ...
This fresh deterioration in the labor market increases the odds that the Fed will come out with further quantitative easing. At a minimum, it strengthens the odds of some action from the Central Bank in the coming months, provided we start seeing some let up in inflation readings. The outlook...
Finally, a decrease in housing prices is another key indicator of a recession. When housing prices go down, it can signal that the economy is weak and that people are not interested in buying homes. This can lead to more foreclosures and a decrease in the value of homes, which can furthe...
On Thursday, a report showed that fewer U.S. workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. It’s the latest signal of a remarkably solid job market, even though a litany of layoff announcements has grabbed attention recently. Continued strength there should help prop up the economy. Of ...
The worst US economic recession (萧条) in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness. A study by Experience Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years...
With F-statistics well above 10, we can reject the null hypothesis that our instrument is weak. Table 1 First stage regression results Full size table Table 2 presents our second stage results. The dependent variable in Model 1 is total state FDI inflows during 2009–2011. Model 1 shows ...
healthy, as by weak banks. In this sense, while the total job losses suffered by firms attached to weak banks may or may not have been efficient, the estimated employment effects of the credit constraints we identify, once selection has been taken into account, reflect inefficient job losses....
So their stock markets are weak, and exchange rates are down. If the US goes, as I am thinking, on this cycle of a downward movement on the Federal Reserve policy rate, and maybe gets down as low as 3.75% to 4%, that will encourage capital flows to emerging markets, so that would...
Several factors, including the Persian Gulf War, high oil prices, and a weak U.S. dollar, caused the1991 global recession. These factors led to a decrease in demand for goods and services and a decrease in production. The recession lasted for two years, from 1991 to 1993. ...
Barring dramatic and unforeseen events, weak holiday spending will be the gateway to a full-blown U.S. recession. USED-CAR LOANS IN TROUBLE AS PRICES SAG Over the last 12 months, prices for used cars soared as buyers confronting a scarcity of new cars bid up prices for second-hand model...