Topic: Mark Zandi
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
Is Gary Johnson right about shovel-ready jobs? 5 infrastructure challenges.
Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson scored a rhetorical winner by saying that his neighbor's dogs 'have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.' But the one-liner doesn't settle the debate over infrastructure and the economy.
All Content
-
Economy adds 120,000 jobs. Why the dip from bigger gains in early 2012? (+video)
The unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 8.2 percent in March. Economists had been expecting higher numbers of new jobs.
-
Gas prices: How much will they hurt the economy? (+video)
Gas prices are slated to hit new highs within months. How might that affect the modest economic recovery? Here's a clue: Every 10-cent rise per gallon in gas prices costs the US economy $11 billion.
-
US stocks shrug off higher gas prices to push Dow above 13,000
Better economic news from Europe helped lift US stocks past the symbolic plateau. The Dow last closed above 13,000 in May 2008, before the collapse of the housing market.
-
Can American manufacturing really be cornerstone of economic revival?
For decades, the US manufacturing sector has shriveled, but President Obama now envisions it as an engine of a revived US economy. The basis of his optimism may be hopes for 'advanced' manufacturing.
-
Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent. Is that a problem for Mitt Romney?
It could become harder for Republicans such as Mitt Romney to blame President Obama for a lack of jobs. In January, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February 2009.
-
The Vote
Unemployment rate: How low can it go by Election Day? Under 8 percent?
Though the unemployment rate dipped to 8.5 percent last month, it remains uncomfortably high for a president seeking reelection. Economists crunch the numbers to see if it's possible for unemployment to dip to 8 percent by Election Day.
-
2012 economic outlook: What's in store for next year?
With the housing market and auto sales showing some signs of life, pundits predict a better economy for 2012. But the ripple from a European downturn could erode the economic pace in the US.
-
Tax VOX
Payroll tax holiday isn't perfect, but it's better than nothing
The payroll tax cut is far from optimal policy, but the economy still needs the stimulus it provides
-
The Daily Reckoning
The economy has changed. Expect hopes and dreams to follow.
Concerned with saving money, young people are delaying moving out of their parents' homes
-
A long, steep drop for Americans' standard of living
Not since at least 1960 has the US standard of living fallen so fast for so long. The average American has $1,315 less in annual disposable income now than at the onset of the Great Recession.
-
Social Security recipients see 3.5 percent raise
Social Security recipients have not received a raise since 2009. That is set to change in 2012, when Social Security checks will be about 3.5 percent more than the last two years.
-
Robert Reich
The seven biggest economic lies
This nation can't improve unless more Americans know the truth about the economy
-
Starbucks to customers: Donate $5, create jobs
Starbucks asks customers to donate money to 'Jobs for USA' campaign. Starting Nov. 1, Starbucks program would fund loans to small firms, community groups that create jobs.
-
Herman Cain's '999 plan': long overdue tax reform or job killer?
Herman Cain's political star is lately on the rise, thanks in no small part to the persistent marketing of his '9-9-9 plan' to reform the tax code. Independent economists say the plan takes us into uncharted territory.
-
Is Gary Johnson right about shovel-ready jobs? 5 infrastructure challenges.
Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson scored a rhetorical winner by saying that his neighbor's dogs 'have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.' But the one-liner doesn't settle the debate over infrastructure and the economy.
-
Obama deficit plan: Is there ever a good time for a tax increase?
The Obama deficit plan would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, but would it hurt the economy? The answer to that question depends on what happens during the next two years.
-
Obama payroll tax cuts: Economists differ on how many jobs they'd create
The proposed payroll tax cuts amount to about half of the Obama jobs plan. Some economists say the cuts could add a million jobs, others call the strategy a waste of money.
-
Obama speech: Will his jobs plan work?
Obama speech outlined many ideas that are popular and have commanded bipartisan support in the past. But the words 'stimulus' and 'spending' are unpopular, notes at least one expert.
-
The New Economy
Governors don't create many jobs. Can presidents?
President Obama's jobs programs may put people to work. But stimulus has been expensive and hasn't jump-started the economy.
-
Stock market volatility: Dow jumps on jobs report, plunges, then rises again
Stock market gains early Friday morning were wiped out by noon, before another rally ensued. A better-than-expected jobs report gave some analysts hope that another recession could be averted.
-
Moody's economist Zandi sees US economic positives amid gloom
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, is 'optimistic' about the economy and sees unemployment trending down toward 8 percent by the end of 2012 as cyclical forces such as higher oil and food prices, as well as effects from the Japanese earthquake, begin to ease.
-
California has a balanced budget. Did Gov. Jerry Brown win or lose?
California Gov. Jerry Brown expended some political capital in his bid to close the state's budget deficit with a mix of cuts and higher tax revenue. He didn't get such a deal, but as of Tuesday night the state does have a budget.
-
Does Greece owe you? How the Greece crisis affects US money market funds
American exposure to the Greece crisis is high in certain areas. Half the assets in the 10 biggest money market funds are invested in European banks, which hold a lot of Greece's debt.
-
Top economist: Raise the debt ceiling or blow the recovery 'out of the water'
The US economy will double its growth rate by the end of the year, if Congress raises the debt ceiling, says economic forecaster Mark Zandi. Otherwise, 'we would be thrown into recession.'
-
Gas prices skid 25 cents a gallon in past month – and may dip further
Gas prices have fallen to $3.72 since topping out at $3.98 a gallon in May. Plenty of supply and soft demand mean gas prices are likely to keep falling this summer – perhaps another 30 cents a gallon.
Become part of the Monitor community
36K on Facebook | 12K on Twitter | 2,250 on YouTube