When the Federal Reserve Bank buys a $10,000 US Treasury note, or any acceptable asset of that amount from a member bank, it can set off a ten-fold jump in money supply.

Oct 5, 2009 – Howard Bryan Bonham

Many economists believe the 2008-2009 U.S. recession is over, but a long road to recovery still lies ahead.

Sep 18, 2009 – Jeremy Mangum

In 1776, Adam Smith introduced the invisible hand theory in The Wealth of the Nations. It applies today as an equalizing force in capitalist markets.

May 31, 2009 – Miranda Miller

A law in microeconomics differs from the type found in the criminal justice system. The microeconomic principle (or law) of demand allows economists to make predictions.

May 31, 2009 – Miranda Miller

According to Harry S. Dent, Jr. in his book "The Next Great Bubble Boom" (2005), economic life cycles are as long as the human life containing four phases.

May 25, 2009 – Sally Luxton

Understanding how leading economic indicators such as housing loans, starts, and money supply changes is key to knowing where the economy will head next.

Apr 27, 2009 – Todd Rainey

A trillion dollars is so difficult to imagine that it loses it's meaning. To put one trillion dollars in perspective, here are some ways it could be used or spent.

Apr 22, 2009 – Martin Bell

The US economy has been in recession for 16 months, a slide likely in three months to become the longest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Apr 15, 2009 – Howard Bryan Bonham

Is there one economic indicator the general populous can rely on to understand the state of the economy? One need not be a Nobel Laureate in Economics to figure it out.

Mar 20, 2009 – Ryan Haskell

Auctions are a way of moving goods relatively quickly. A Dutch Auction or Descending Price Auction is one of the quickest. Here's how it works.

Mar 19, 2009 – Thomas Alan Gray

President Obama deals big bucks off the federal deck to help rescue a world running out of cash, while the scary brainchild of a Russian economist grows more ominous.

Mar 7, 2009 – Howard Bryan Bonham

What is economic depression? What are the similarities between The Great Depression of the 1930s and today's US recession? Is history repeating itself?

Jan 21, 2009 – Rebecca Turner

The global financial crisis is an ongoing issue which put a number of countries into a recession and the major stock indexes into a downward spiral.

Jan 4, 2009 – Patrick Hinton

The terms recession and depression have often been mentioned recently. What do they mean, and which one is worse?

Dec 2, 2008 – Arun Sinha

Lawmakers can't agree on an economic rescue plan threatening the future of the world economy. Television news is keeping anxious investors informed in unprecedented way.

Sep 30, 2008 – Kent Ninomiya