How can homebuyers cope with high interest rates?
Owning a home is the dream of many Americans. There are many options for financing, each with plusses and minuses. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Michael Walden
The index of economic indicators is beginning to sound like a broken record in North Carolina
What we are witnessing is the drip, drip, drip of a slowing easing economy. Read More
Is higher education facing a re-set?
Demographic, financial, and workplace changes could force higher education institutions to dramatically change. Is the "Golden Era" of higher education in the past? Read More
Is there a winner in the debate over taxes?
Some advocate using the tax system as a way of re-distributing income and can also impact the economic activities of both businesses and households. Read More
Is it a bird, a plane or the crazy economy?
We can all agree that our economy is unusual. But is it good or bad? Read More
What's wrong with worker productivity?
Between 2021 and 2022 worker productivity slipped by 2%. What happened? Read More
Latest inflation rate good news
The chances for a "soft landing" has risen and the chance of a recession is waning. Read More
What's the real poverty rate?
There are several indicators used to calculate poverty. The Census Bureau – which publishes the official poverty rate – uses a rather odd calculation Read More
Are there easy answers to hard questions?
Will social security still exist when I retire? Are we running out of workers? Why can't we make everything we need in the US? How can we prevent greed from raising prices? These are some of the questions being asked by people. Read More
Where is the economy today?
COVID changed everything, perhaps even the look and feel of a recession. Read More
