Economy

Most of what passes for explanations of inflation and its causes are convoluted and confusing. It is like looking into a pond of muddy water and trying to ascertain what lurks blow the surface. Below are some facts about inflation that should help clarify things:

Kondratiev concluded that each long wave was driven by technological advances. He identified four distinct phases.

There is a way to protect yourself against inflation and save your hard-earned money. Here are the most important things you should know about protection against inflation.

There are many different types of economies - communism, socialism, capitalism and democratic socialism. We tend to use the terms concretely, which necessarily introduces inaccuracies and, as such, they serve as excuses not to think and to hold economic beliefs that discourage explorations of the mismatch between theory and practice. Do you know exactly how they differ? Read on.

China has taken an unprecedented step towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology and launched the world’s first government-backed cryptocurrency on November 2nd, 2021, and, if the digital yuan succeeds, and weakens the USD too much, the dollar’s status as global reserve currency could also be at stake.

The McKinsey Global Institute's report “The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be” identifies critical gaps Black Americans face in their roles as workers, business owners, savers and investors, consumers, and residents served by public programs.

In many ways, America remains two societies – one black and one white – as measured by key demographic indicators of social and economic well-being...

Which countries will be the best and worst to invest in over the next 10 years in terms of relative strength of asset prices in real terms?

Many laws continue to inhibit women’s ability to enter the workforce or start a business. In fact, on average globally, women have just three-quarters of the economic rights of men as this infographic of data from the Women, Business and Law 2021 report by the World Bank, visualizes women’s economic rights around the world.

Today’s infographic from TitleMax illustrates the U.S. supply of currency notes, the shelf life of each type of bill, and how the whole system works as a whole.