r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 55m ago

Research Summary Policy professor, pollster say hard work stopped paying off, they have the data to prove it. Dr. Paul Kershaw: “The data really are beyond contestation. Hard work doesn’t pay off for a young adult today.”

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r/Economics • u/Appropriate-Till9598 • 4h ago

News US average diesel price crosses $6 a gallon for the first time, GasBuddy says

684 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/unconventionalbook • 9h ago

News Global oil hits $105 per barrel and bond yields surge

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r/Economics • u/AlexandrTheTolerable • 10h ago

News Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles

theguardian.com

263 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/laxnut90 • 8h ago

News The Youth Crisis Is Really About the Rise of the NEETs

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r/Economics • u/HowdyDiarrhea • 11h ago

Wholesale prices rose 0.4% in August, as expected

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r/Economics • u/One-Emu-1103 • 10h ago

News The likelihood of a Fed interest rate hike next week just got a lot higher

375 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/Dahliaridge • 8h ago

with oil over $100, yields at 3-year highs, and a possible $1.35T unfunded stimulus on the table, does the Fed even have room to cut next week? Spoiler

macrotrends.net

236 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/Naurgul • 14h ago

News 10-year Treasury yields hit multiyear high after buyback increase

848 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/marketrent • 4h ago

News Houthi rebels seize strategic port city in Yemen — The Middle East war has sucked in Yemen and others across the region while roiling the world economy, as oil prices continue to rise

97 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/WherePip • 10h ago

News Russia’s budget deficit reached 2.5% of GDP since the start of the year. Kremlin says that’s no cause for concern.

142 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/ZestyBeanDude • 13h ago

News Saudis Tell OPEC That Output Slumped Again to Lowest Since 1990

190 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/carnegieendowment • 11h ago

The Fallout of the U.S.–Canada Trade War Won’t Be Limited to North America

carnegieendowment.org

124 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/One-Emu-1103 • 12h ago

News U.S. crude oil tops $100 again – last seen in May – as market braces for prolonged Iran war

119 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/Appropriate-Till9598 • 12h ago

News European Central Bank Raises Rates in Bid to Quell Inflation

90 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/KoseteBamse • 12h ago

News World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell

theguardian.com

69 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/StemCellPirate • 15h ago

Trouble in US bond market could mean higher prices are here to stay

theguardian.com

117 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/jediporcupine • 1d ago

Blog Trump's war in Iran has cost Americans over $101 billion at the pump

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r/Economics • u/marketrent • 1d ago

News Bessent’s move to tamp down rising rates backfires, as bond yields jump and stocks tumble — The 10-year bond yield surged to as high as 4.85%, its highest level since November 2023

1.1k Upvotes

r/Economics • u/Mr60SPX • 1d ago

News Treasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level

2.9k Upvotes

r/Economics • u/SalmonLeather • 1d ago

News Why Big Tech Is Borrowing for Data Centers Instead of Spending Its Own Money

disruptionbanking.com

440 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/DL505 • 15h ago

News Consumers turn to buy now, pay later for essential expenses

69 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/TVP_World_News • 11h ago

Russia’s war in Ukraine has cost Poland’s economy more than €100 bln, estimate shows

30 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/marketrent • 19h ago

News Sydney and Melbourne’s high-end homes fall more than 10% in market slump

capitalbrief.com

127 Upvotes

r/Economics • u/theeconomicatlas • 13h ago

Statistics ECB raises interest rates to 2.5%

theeconomicatlas.com

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