Peter C. Earle

Economics

Trump’s Handwritten Note to Powell: Lower Rates Abroad, So Why Not Here?

Amid growing calls for the Federal Reserve to begin lowering interest rates, White House officials (and the president himself) have…

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Is the GENIUS Act Creating a Shadow CBDC System?

In the increasingly complex debate surrounding central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and the regulatory perimeter of the dollar system,…

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Dollar’s Decline Meets Rising Dedollarization: The Threat Comes from Within

The recent weakness in the US dollar has reignited the debate over the durability of the dollar’s dominance in global…

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Economics

Business Conditions Monthly April 2025

AIER’s Business Conditions Monthly indicators suggest that the US economy remained under pressure in April, with the Leading Indicator slipping…

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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Modest May 2025 Increase

AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) posted a 0.18 percent rise in May 2025, reaching 294.3. The index has now recorded…

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Economics

Physics Meets Finance: Theoretical Consequences of Man-Made Gold

In a remarkable feat of modern physics, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have managed to recreate one of humanity’s…

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Economics

Business Conditions Monthly March 2025

The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025.  The Leading Indicator…

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Economics

Nixon to Now: How the Kitchen Debate Came Home

In July 1959, at the American National Exhibition in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped into a model…

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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Continues to Rise in April 2025

The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose to 293.8 in April 2025 on the heels of an 0.34 percent gain. This…

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Economics

Tariff Tension: Will US Shelves Be Empty By Late May?

After nearly a month under the Trump administration’s renewed tariff regime, signs of economic strain are beginning to surface across…

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