Mortgage Rates: The Housing Market Boom in a Pandemic
While the US has seen a record number of home sales during the pandemic, the mortgage market has been reacting very severely to these changes…
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The Housing Market Boom in a Pandemic
In 2020, the sale of previously owned U.S. homes surged to their highest levels in 14 years, and many economists forecast sales to rise again this year…
Why Are Markets Anxious About Inflation?
As the pandemic pushed the global economy into a recession, inflation rates are at a decade low and are well below the Fed’s target of 2%…
Reformation of the Cuban Economy
Since 1959, Cuba has been a socialist republic — one of the last remaining socialist countries in the world today — and has survived under a communist authoritarian regime for over six decades…
Bifurcation of Startups
While some startups have expanded and grown during the COVID-19 pandemic, others are still struggling to survive. Why is this bifurcation emerging?
COVID-19 & Recession Curves Part 2: Why the Old Curves Might Not Work
Why are the traditional shapes insufficient in describing the COVID-19 recession? What are the emerging shapes that depict this recession more accurately?
COVID-19 and Recession Curves
What are the possible shapes in which the economy can recover from the COVID-19 recession?
