OWU Economic Systems

  The job market didn’t change much in September, with unemployment holding steady at 4.34%. Layoffs stayed about the same, but hiring slowe...

            A report from the Latino Donor Collaborative, highlighted the role that Latinos play in the U.S. economy. Latinos alone generate...

The increased import duties, targeting heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets, furniture, and pharmaceuticals, were announced by former President Do...

Historically, Moldova was one of Russia's allies until the invasion of Ukraine, which sparked a lot of economic instability within the c...

August brought some mixed signals for the U.S. economy. Consumer spending was up 0.6%, which shows people are still willing to spend, and p...

       President Donald Trump recently announced a sweeping expansion of tariffs, set to take effect on October 1st, in what he desc...

    The economic data this week has presented a brighter picture compared to recent trends. The consumer spending this past August was stron...

 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated a delicate balancing act for the Fed as the U.S economy is facing both a raise in inflation a...

Gold prices increased for the sixth straight week, and are holding near a record high price of $3,773 an ounce. Investors and traders have p...

Gold and other commodities are key to protecting portfolio's from unexpected risks such as inflation and supply shocks Goldman Sachs exp...

 This past Saturday, the United Nations Security Council reimposed sanctions on Iran over the status of its nuclear program and lack of dipl...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that the U.S. economy expanded greater than they had predicted for the second quarter. GDP increased ...

    Despite the latest trade policy from the White House, European stocks finished higher Friday. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.8% with the maj...

 In the article, "How Gender Equality Boosts Economic Growth," the author analyzed the barriers gender created for economic produc...

 Inflation in the U.S. is currently 2.7% , still higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal. Prices are also much higher than before the pand...

  Russia’s economy, which has faced setbacks because of sanctions, war-expenses, and rising costs, has shifted from growth toward stagnation...

Over the past few weeks, U.S. retail sales have surprised analysts by rising more than expected in August. According to this article, retail...

     Over the past couple of years the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to slow inflation. One side effect is that mortgage r...

Europe in late 2025 is seeing a cautious yet hopeful economic environment. While problems remain, there are signs the region is moving towar...

     Top U.S. and Chinese officials met in Madrid to extend a fragile trade truce that is going to expire in November. These talks covered t...

 In a Truth Social post today, trump stated that companies should no longer be forced to report earnings on a Quarterly basis and rather on ...

     U.S. inflation picked up in August, making things tricky for the Federal Reserve as it considers cutting interest rates. On one...

 While forecasts and public beliefs expected a slowing of the economy, the U.S. economy has been steadfast and has surpassed expectations. G...

      China is pushing to elevate the value of the yuan, the Chinese currency, as trust in the dollar wanes by the day. Currently, the dolla...

       The European stock market had a strong start to 2025, their equities on the Continent initially have been outperforming the United St...

     U.S. inflation data released in 2025 shows that tariffs are increasingly raising the cost of goods, clothing and auto parts. Prices of ...

 Olga Kharif, editor at Bloomberg Media, has written an article discussing BlackRock, the worlds largest asset manager exploring a revolutio...

 Goldman Sachs has lowered its forecast for global Electric Vehicle adoption. They project that EVs will account for 25% of global sales by ...

 Consumer prices rose more than expected in August, mainly because of higher housing and grocery costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) incre...

 As American inflation is rising, Asian inflation (except for Japan and Bangladesh) has fallen. In fact, prices in both China and Thailand a...

 This article by the BBC examines how industrial towns in the U.S. are experiencing the real effects of tariffs imposed under President Dona...

New York Fed President John Williams recently suggested that interest rate cuts could be on the horizon if inflation continues to cool and u...

 A very timely discussion about why the private sector cannot collect information in the same way as the government can. This ties nicely in...

Manufacturing in the United States has fluctuated in recent years, as US-based businesses moved labor-intensive manufacturing overseas.  The...

 Markets are bracing for September to be the month that the Fed decides to cut the interest rates after the weakest jobs data in years was r...

  The St. Louis Fed recently analyzed how the portion of American workers who work multiple jobs has changed since the pandemic. During the ...

With Labor Day weekend coming to a close, the stock market opened September on a weak note. The S&P 500 fell roughly 0.7% and the Nasdaq...

U.S. Economy Rebounds in Second Quarter 2025   The U.S. economy showed a strong rebound this spring, bouncing back from a weak first quarte...

       Last year the global music industry grew significantly less than it did in 2023, growing only  6.2%  compared to  15.6%. Despite thes...

          Germany, like much of Europe, is having a huge issue with unemployment and inflation issues in their economy this summer. Germany...