Looking at 46 countries, we can ask if global inflation is similar to what we are experiencing in the United States.
Macroeconomics
How the U.S. Debt Compares to Other Countries
With U.S. government debt at a $30 trillion all time high, we can look inside and beyond our borders to decide if we are borrowing too much.
Where the World Economy Is Moving
Looking at the history of the center of global economic activity, we wind up with a boomerang that starts and ends in the East.
The Best Country In The World
Because “we treasure what we measure,” it is crucial to decide whether you agree with the criteria for choosing the 2021 country of the year.
The Tangles in Our Supply Chain
Globally creating supply chain tangles, the pandemic produced labor shortages and shipping distortions that the system couldn’t handle.
The People With the Most and Least Inflation
While monthly CPI reports emphasize the average increase in prices, we can also use it to see the differences in household spending.
Where the U.S. Is Shrinking
Whether measuring the height of a mountain or the size of the GDP, we need a similar kind of statistical consistency.
How a House Builds the GDP
The U.S. Census Bureau has a visualization that shows some of what we use to build a house, how much we spent (as a country), and how many jobs were created during 2018 and 2019. Let’s take a look. Housing-Related…
Renters, Landlords, and the Eviction Moratorium
The eviction moratoriums that affect renters and landlords require tradeoffs from millions of individuals and businesses.
The Basics of the Pandemic Recession
In a circular flow model of our market economy, the outer loop represents the money that moves around the economy while the inner circle takes us to the goods and services that those dollars pay for: Imagining a Starbucks…