OWU Economic Systems

As the world starts to show signs of a global sustained slowdown, caused by persistent inflation and aggressive monetary tightening by large...

 With a Fed decision coming today, Trump has consistently insisted on another cut and has done so by criticizing Powell. This comes as a gro...

      The Trump administration has reached a deal with Missouri that could cause a lot of borrowers to get back into repayment.  Since the c...

 Global economic growth is holding up better than expected, according to the OECD. A major reason is the global boom in artificial intellige...

  A major recent economic event has been the sharp rise in global oil prices , which climbed after supply cuts from major producers and rene...

  Utah Governor Calls a Legislative Special Session to Repeal Public Employee Collective Bargaining Ban Signed Into Law Earlier This Year In...

               Consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas  reported Thursday that job cuts from U.S. employers moved further ahead of ...

Here is an interesting piece that was shared with me by Prof. Gitter on how food bank system operates. There are clear parallels between the...

  The Trump administration has finalized a major trade agreement with South Korea, leading to a significant reduction in U.S. tariffs on imp...

Tariffs may result in job losses in 2026. The newest wave of tariffs is finally showing up in the economy, and a lot of companies are basica...

The biggest economic story this period has been the end of the record-long U.S. government shutdown. After 43 days, Congress finally approve...

Bureau employees were unable to gather the data due to the protracted government shutdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it will not r...

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will not be releasing a full jobs report for October, as a result of the shutdown. October payroll da...

A Singaporean Economist is calling on South Korea to deepen ties with other Southeastern Asian countries rather than the USA to keep as a gl...

 President Trump has doubled down on his message that prices are falling, especially for groceries, claiming that his economic agenda is del...

       Recent beef price increases in the U.S. are a good example of how interconnected economic systems are and how policy decisions can cr...

 The New York Fed recently held a private meeting with its primary dealer firms, Wall Street banks that trade US Treasuries,  due to strains...

Experts in the economic and finance industry raise questions about the Trump administration's recent policy decisions and their injectio...

 As retail investors play a increasing role in driving United States equity markets, their trading pattern is starting to begin to reshape h...

      As the government reopened this week that means that September job reports will become available this Thursday. The Bureau of Labor St...

     The government shutdown essentially disrupted the normal flow of U.S. economic data, leaving Wall Street, policymakers, and investors s...

  The U.S. Justice Department announced that it will follow President Donald Trump’s request to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to former...

This article talks about how Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the proposed $2,000 “tariff checks” promoted by Donald Trump would r...

 This Article by Bloomberg editors Olga Kharif and David Pan discusses the crypto bear market that has erased recent gains in the digital cu...

     This CNBC article covers beef prices in the United States. Donald Trump is blaming the meat packers and U.S. cattlemen for rising beef ...

 This article highlighted some of the challenges the United States is facing under the Trump administration, particularly in Argentina and C...

     The longest record government shutdown in United States history (43 days) has officially came to an end. On Wednesday, November 12th, t...

In the U.S., markets are sending mixed signals: some major indices are moving up, while others are slipping. For example, the S&P 500 re...

Global stocks surged, as markets responded to optimism that the long-running U.S. government shutdown may finally be coming to an end. Major...

     Memory prices have jumped a lot this year. DRAM costs are up more than 170% because AI companies are buying huge amounts of it for thei...

 Elon musk was awarded a nearly $1,000,000,000,000 payment package by the shareholders of Tesla, which would be given out within the next de...

       Former FTC Chair Lina Khan named as Co-Chair of Mamdani Transition Team Former FTC Chair Lina Khan was named as Co-Chair of Zohran Ma...

After Trump met with Xi Jinping, Russia wasted no time trying to show they were still close with China. Moscow doesn’t want to be left out a...

Lately it feels like every week there’s news about another company cutting jobs, even as those same companies keep investing heavily in AI. ...

 Over the weekend Apple released their newest and most advanced Airpod Pro, the creatively named "Apple Airpod Pro 3". I am not no...

 Goldman Sachs research argues that the global stock valuations in the tech sector especially have continued to rise, the current market sti...

This New York Times article is about the ongoing tensions between the US and China. China has recently tightened their export controls on ra...

      Donald Trump's tariffs are expected to effect the 2025 holiday season. Consumer prices are expected to be raised while shoppers ar...

 While the Federal Reserve cut its interest rate this week, mortgage rates moved higher, leaving many potential homebuyers surprised. Accord...

This article focuses on how reducing humanitarian aid to developing nations is a better approach for decreasing their dependence on foreign ...