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Downgrading The Economic Outlook: Credit Shortages Will Become A Problem By End of 2023 </h1 > Beacon Economics’ expectation is that over the next few months short run interest rates will stabilize, but long run rates will again start to rise. Uncategorized May 16, 2023 Author: Christopher Thornberg, PhD Christopher Thornberg, PhD All Articles Despite a year of recession...
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It sometimes seems like the Inland Empire is the Rodney Dangerfield economy—it just doesn’t get any respect. It’s tough being the blue collar sibling to the gigantic Los Angeles economy and the glitzy resorts of Orange County. But given the region’s ascendency as an economic engine, that will likely change. The fact is the Inland Empire is one of the fastest growing, most dynamic large economies in the...
Humans by nature are inherently discontent—not that this is a bad thing. Much of human progress can be traced to people striving to improve their own personal circumstances. Discontent in fact drives much of the human innovation that ultimately benefit everyone. As Adam Smith famously noted “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their...