Part one of a two-part series. American businesses have profited from China. They benefit from access to the world’s largest market and they’re able to import goods at a lower…
Where They Stand, Part Four: COVID-19
Given the current division and political debate, there’s greater commonality among the two presidential candidates and their parties in approaches to dealing with the pandemic than you might think. “President…
Other Pandemic Positives
Part two of a two-part series. For anyone tracking the growing number of COVID-19 cases, both in the U.S. and worldwide, it’s easy to focus on the negatives, but there…
Positives from the Pandemic
Part one of a two-part series. You have to admire the resilience of the U.S. economy. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the largest global recession in history. Twenty two million Americans…
China’s Story is Unbelievable
Part one of a two-part series. In China, the country that brought the world COVID-19, the stock market has been soaring. In August, the China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index…
The Super Fed -Part 2
Part two of a two-part series. To revive the economy, we noted last week, the Federal Reserve Board has been purchasing a record number of bonds. But in addition to…
The New Super Fed — The World’s Largest Bank
Part one of a two-part series. Amazon isn’t the only entity that will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger and more powerful than ever. The same can be said for…
Shutting Down the Economy
The out-of-control level of spending taking place to battle COVID-19 is much scarier when it’s coupled with the near shutdown of our economy. Shutting down the economy because of a…
It Should Be Called the SCARES Act
It’s more than twice the size of the stimulus approved during the last crisis. And it’s likely to be just as ineffective. It’s understandable that the governments of the U.S.…
Government Response vs. Private Sector Response
Part three of a three-part series. In countries where healthcare is socialized, such as Italy and the United Kingdom, government responses ti COVID-19 have been underwhelming and politically charged. “Some…