Debt vs Credit: A Global Disparity Since ’09 (Part 2) on January 26, 2023Consumers rely on market certainty to invest. Investment doesn’t necessarily come in the form of big chunks of money in large corporations. Looking towards the essentials market, or even towards a gold market, consumer behaviour is strongly indicating the rise of uncertainty. This dates back to 2022, when fluctuations in a heavily guarded market accompanied […]
Debt v. Credit: A Global Disparity – (Part 1) on January 19, 2023During the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, the global economy was arguably reliant on stimulus checks and spending tools. Fluctuations in spending, as and when supply-and-demand shocks occurred were a normal discrepancy that needed to be addressed, given the unsustainable endurance of the global markets even before 2020. Inevitably-whether it was the war in Iraq, […]
Four Days of Uncertainty: McCarthy Elected on January 10, 2023The 118th Congressional session began on January 3. Each term, new representatives are sworn in to carry out their duties, as liaisons for their district. And so was the case this term, except they were never sworn in, until almost four days later. New Congressional representatives are sworn in by the Speaker, elected at the […]
A Busy Day in Washington: Foreign Policy Challenges on December 24, 2022Wednesday was one of the busiest days on the calendar even though the holiday season is right around the corner. From a presidential visit to border policy frustrations, and even a marker being driven-mostly by far, President Biden has a lot on his agenda before the end of the year, which is barely nine days […]
Alarm Bells for Partisan Economics on December 15, 2022You may read the title and question my style of picking linguistic attitudes. Let me convince you why you shouldn’t judge this book by its cover. Trump, Trump, Trump: that’s all anyone’s ever talking about these days. An obsession with the former US President is another thing, but holding him accountable for his actions-both during, […]
Government Shutdowns in Political Rearview Mirrors on December 8, 2022The last phase of the US midterm election cycle concluded with yesterday’s results pouring in from the state of Georgia. Even though the control of the United States Senate was not at stake, the run-off election between Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and football veteran Herschel Walker remained as divisive and decisive as ever. Democrats […]
Retailers or the Price Index on December 1, 2022This week, markets have been all over the place. From protests in China to the rapidly demanding interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, stock markets have seen a dire picture, tumbling more than 500 points, Monday for the Dow Jones Industrial. But are the markets really all that murky? No, they haven’t. October saw […]
Why Trump’s Unorthodox Campaigning Won’t Work This Time? on November 25, 2022Earlier this week, Former President Donald Trump, who incited both a violent mob to raid the US Capitol, and had 4 years of a regressive administration, announced his much anticipated 3rd run for President of the largest democracy in the world. The announcement comes as a show of strength to many in his party-whose nomination […]
Same Pakistan? on November 17, 2022With Q3 numbers in, many of the federal banks are seeing themselves on a trail towards the end of an invisible inflation crisis. With promising job growth in the US, while a relatively successful-though turbulent-price level settlement for the UK, the Global economy is back on track for growth. In Pakistan, the economy is facing […]
The Shattered Red Wave on November 10, 2022The results are in: Democrats and Republicans collectively win a surprising high-stakes election, with the better part of a Majority in the Senate and a too-close-to-call Minority in the House. Going into tonight, Republican Leaders sought a landslide majority, with a tradition of defeating the governing party in the midterms. This prophecy fortunately came out […]