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Move at the Pace of an Injured Snail Aug. 15, 2015
Pretty much everyone in the world wants the Federal Reserve to begin its "rate liftoff." September i... Read More
Inflation and Interest Rates Sep. 17, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: In early March 2012, I asked you about a maturing $30,000 certificate of deposit in ... Read More
Where's That Inflation I Was Promised? Jul. 17, 2014
There is a point at which firmness of conviction becomes obstinacy, and there is a point at which ob... Read More
TIPS and Interest Rates Jun. 18, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a $40,000 certificate of deposit coming due next month, and my wife wants to ... Read More
The Price of Money Jun. 10, 2014
What makes interest rates move up and down? That's not a question for your Econ 101 final exam. It's... Read More
Is There Wage Stagnation? Mar. 19, 2014
Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Th... Read More
Nest Heads
Mar. 04, 2014
Bitcoin Is Not Real Money Mar. 01, 2014
Just before the bankruptcy of the Mt. Gox bitcoin digital-money (or virtual-currency) exchange, Japa... Read More
A New Way to Buy Gold Feb. 18, 2014
There's a new way to buy gold and diversify your exposure out of the dollar. It comes in the form of... Read More
A Reagan Moment Sep. 01, 2011
No sooner had President Barack Obama shocked the political world with a gloomy economic forecast &md... Read More
