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08 March 2022

What about a gas tax holiday?

  • Economics
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On the subject of gas prices there is a very direct action possible by government that is not getting any real attention: a temporary tax holiday.

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04 March 2022

Anticipating Radio Questions on Gas & Oil

  • Economics

So gas prices are a frequent question right now along with oil. I address some of the relations between the two with an eye to prices in the midwest.

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24 February 2022

Trade with China

  • Economics

Some recent reading on trade with China got me thinking about looking at a bit of data for the radio show tomorrow.

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24 February 2022

I gave an interview to Valley News Live about the impacts of war in Ukraine on US consumers. The text of the article is here. The situation right now will be volatility in markets as everyone tries to process what is happening and how long situations will last.

Continue reading Local news interview about Ukraine and economy
18 February 2022

Where do we go with inflation?

  • Economics

Inflation is still a “hot button” issue and I expect I will hear about it on the radio tomorrow (well I guess today). Here are some of my thoughts on the situation right now.

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