Tag Archives: Roosevelt New Deal

Where is the Inflation?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Stocks and bonds are rallying, as it looks like inflation is still falling, rather than rising. This is good news for investors, but prices aren’t rising enough to boost economic growth yet. Boosting inflation seems to be the … Continue reading →

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Ben Bernanke and the Fragile Recovery

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs We know how fragile is the U.S. economic recovery just from the past 48 hours, because both U.S. and Japanese stock prices plummeted, and interest rates jumped on a seemingly offhand remark made by Fed Chairman Bernanke in … Continue reading →

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Can the Fed Rescue Real Estate?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner How can we thank Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for keeping our economy afloat? Not only has the Fed kept interest rates low enough to prevent actual deflation, as happened to Japan over the past 20 years and … Continue reading →

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It’s Basic Economics, Stupid!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What was the reason for Fed Chairman Bernanke’s almost pathetic plea to understand real world economics, in his latest speech at the Atlanta IMF Conference? He said in essence that the Fed is caught between worries about … Continue reading →

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