If you have ever watched the news and heard phrases like “inflation is cooling” or “the economy added more jobs than expected ...

While the NBER collects economic data ostensibly to aid policymakers, the data it acquires is useless without proper economic ...

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Economists use a variety of tools and data to predict how well or poorly the economy will do in the near-term. Experts can analyze figures like the gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rates, ...

GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like unemployment ...

What is a recession? What are the key indicators of a recession? How do government and central banks respond to recessions? What are the causes of recessions? How can individuals and businesses ...

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Financial markets experienced dramatic shifts on a striking Monday that left investors uneasy. An abrupt technological stock downturn set off warning signals in key financial indicators. The ...

The "lipstick index" refers to the idea that when times are tough financially, consumers turn to small, inexpensive luxuries like lipstick instead of pricier items. The term was first introduced by ...