Never let it be said that the financial community has a deaf ear for language. The same folks who saw “green shoots”... READ MORE

What if the Bureau of Labor Statistics had reported a 220,000 increase in March nonfarm jobs two weeks ago instead of... READ MORE

The reaction to last week's employment report, both in the stock and bond markets and the ex-post analysis, was so... READ MORE

Inflation is sometimes referred to as a hidden tax. Unlike other taxes, it doesn’t require legislation by Congress or... READ MORE

Barack Obama isn’t the first U.S. president to conjure up scapegoats to serve his political ends. The Roosevelts, both... READ MORE

Consider the following numbers: 2.2, 62.8, 454, 5.9. Drawing a blank? Not to worry. They don’t mean much on their own. READ MORE

It started subtly, about a month ago, in the fed funds futures market, where investors had come to view Federal Reserve... READ MORE

Anecdotes are no substitute for hard data. But when they start to reach a critical mass and they all tell the same... READ MORE

It was painful to watch: Energy Secretary Steven Chu, onetime advocate of higher gas prices, explaining his change of... READ MORE

Few commodities are imbued with the mystical powers of oil. It has the ability to administer fiscal policy, and it... READ MORE