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Disney says the Marvel movie just beat ‘Avatar’ as the top-grossing movie of all time. Inflation tells a different story, as an economist explains.
It’s why Marvel’s effort to break the worldwide box office record is doomed, as an economist explains.
President Trump has discussed firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s interest rate policies. Research shows this kind of political meddling is usually bad for the economy.
Most South Africans think prices are rising much faster than is actually the case. This makes the central bank’s job of managing inflation expectations much harder.
The Fed is in a tricky position as it signals it may soon cut interest rates to boost the economy, which also risks spurring runaway inflation and even an economic downturn.
Growing fears of a US conflict with Iran show why the kind of unilateral sanctions the Trump administration imposed last year don’t work.
Interest rate cuts don’t work like they used to, and they help us put off the hard things we need to do to improve our lives.
The Reserve Bank has adjusted rates in previous election campaigns, but it needs to have a very, very, good reason.
Inflation has barely been within the Governor Philip Lowe’s target band his entire time in office. Zero inflation means he should cut now, before the election.
Parliaments might argue more but they make democracy more stable and produce stronger economies.
Rates might need to be cut urgently, and because things are good. Governor Lowe has signalled he won’t wait.
Numbers are largely viewed as holding the truth. But this is an unrealistic expectation.
When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That’s because, in a functioning democracy, economic policy is made jointly, with lawmakers playing a key role.
The Reserve Bank’s inflation target seems out of date in a world of ultra low inflation. So why is Governor Lowe persisting with it?
The Fed abruptly ended two years of aggressive interest rate hikes, signaling the longest economic expansion on record may be coming to a close.
South Africa needs to urgently step up its efforts to drive economic growth by harnassing the power of the state, as well as the markets.
There’s an assumption that a change of ownership would automatically mean a change in the role the Bank plays
When poorer countries print more money, it doesn’t make them richer – it just means people need more money to buy the same things.
Millions of Americans will be shopping for turkeys in the coming days. An economist suggests a few things to keep in mind as you hunt for the perfect bird for your feast.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Senior Lecturer, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
