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From unemployment and inflation to government policy, learn what macroeconomics measures and how it affects everyone.
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The gross domestic product (GDP) is one the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country's economy. It represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a ...
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Find out why economists are torn about how to calculate inflation.
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Find out how the PPI can be used to gauge the overall health of the economy.
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Leading indicators help investors to predict and react to where the market is headed.
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Depending on which estimate you believe, Obama's proposed budget would raise the tax bill of a household with a yearly income of $50,000 to $75,000 between $63 and $100 per year. However, that’s ...
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When a government tightens its belt in tough economic times the entire nation feels the squeeze.
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The quantitative easing program, recently announced by the new governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, is for a cash infusion of $1.4 trillion by the end of 2014. Will it help the Japanese ...
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Learn the ways in which inflation nibbles away at your retirement income, especially in light of the President’s proposal for Chained CPI adjustments to Social Security.
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Tensions over just how to handle debt are pitting the rich world against the developing world like never before.