Is the US labor market defying all logic? Inflation is too high, borrowing costs are surging, the national...
Andrew Moran
Economics Editor
From OPEC with Love: The State of Oil Today
The state of the crude oil market today is one gigantic confusing mess on par with James Joyce's 1939 novel,...
Republican Civil War Over Debt Ceiling Agreement
In the current Republican Party, it is the best of times and the worst of times. After more than a dozen rounds,...
Debt Ceiling Deal Might Not Stop Credit Downgrade – Swamponomics
Now that President Joe Biden has signed the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement, the issue should be over for the...
Weekend at Bernie’s: The Latest Ideas of Bernie Sanders
A weekend at Bernie's is not what it is cracked up to be. From folding Che Guevara t-shirts that came out of the...
Consumer Confidence Weakens Despite Strong Labor Market
Bizarro World has infiltrated the United States. All signs are pointing to slowing economic conditions, but the...
Crisis Averted: US Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill
For the next 19 months, the curtains will be closed for the debt ceiling political theater season. The federal...
Will Zimbabwe Make Gold Great Again? – Swamponomics
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently announced that it will launch gold-backed digital currency after enduring...
Debt Ceiling Fix? Rinse, Cycle, Debt, Repeat
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shocked anyone who has not been following US politics...