Economics

The FTC wants to eliminate noncompete agreements in the U.S. to make labor markets more competitive, but will likely face strong pushback from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a leading lobbying group.

European Economic History Lecture Slides

Release Table for Nov 2022, Job Openings by Industry and Region: Levels, Seasonally Adjusted. FRED: Download, graph, and track economic data.

Interactive charts reporting results from the monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations plus links to data for download

How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.

Pickleball now boasts the support of LeBron James, Tom Brady and more than 36 million other Americans.

Post-tweedy academic types and the Terminally Online insist that the Internet has killed off the American impulse to engage in a collective media experience. However, this interpretation only holds…

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard presented 'The Prospects for Disinflation in 2023' at an event hosted by CFA Society St. Louis.

How much money is in a brand? And which brands have risen and fallen? This animation tracks the most valuable brands over 20+ years

More states are slashing or eliminating taxes, lessening the burden mostly for the wealthy. What does that cost the rest of us?

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that bans the use of noncompete agreements, calling them an exploitative practice that suppresses wages and hampers innovation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy even as the Federal Reserve is rapidly raising interest rates to try to slow economic growth and the pace of hiring .

Peninsula Township created a new ordinance after facing a lawsuit from 11 wineries. But farmers say it could negatively impact them, devaluing their property as farmland.

The proposed rule could impact everyone from Big Tech execs to unpaid social media interns.

Most firms offer some form of wellness program to help workers and family members identify health issues and manage chronic conditions. Some employers believe that improving the health of their wor…

Petroleum is a critical input in modern economies, but how do oil supply shocks impact real economic activity and employment?

The Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy has expanded beyond changing the federal funds rate to include forward guidance and balance sheet policy. Using these tools may shorten lags in monetary policy transmitting to inflation. Using a proxy funds rate that incorporates tightening from these additional policy tools, we find evidence of a shorter lag in policy transmission to inflation since 2009, though with high associated uncertainty.

Covid cases in China saw a spike following the country's relaxation of strict Covid rules - but so are the prices of TCM and certain fruits.

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

Smith could cash in on a significant incentive if the Seahawks reach the playoffs, which is a long shot, but Smith has achieved the unexpected this season.

An analysis of state-level economic growth suggests that a certain number of contracting state economies could signal the start of a national recession.

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An analysis of state-level economic growth suggests that a certain number of contracting state economies could signal the start of a national recession.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in contrast to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The increase in the third quarter primarily reflected increases in exports and consumer spending that were partly offset by a decrease in housing investment.

Vanilla Market is estimated at $789.6 million in 2021 growing at a CAGR of 5.7% over the forecast period 2022-2027.

Vanilla production in Madagascar is expected to decline in 2022/23, following weak flowering in the key growing areas in the northeast of the island in the closing months of 2021.