Randall Forsyth of Barron’s notes concerns about the Federal Reserve’s potential action in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. government’s involvement in the private sector has spurred calls…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s highlights the long-term funding problem plaguing public pension systems. State and local pensions have $8.8 trillion of liabilities, of which only 52% is funded after a…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s reports that President Trump’s trade policies might be influencing government employment numbers. Hints of the possible impact of the trade wars were visible in the May…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s tallies the toll of trade disputes led by President Trump. The tab for tariffs continues to rise, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average shedding another 3%…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s examines the latest reports about the American trade deficit. As for the U.S. trade deficit, its expansion has provided an irresistible gotcha for the media to…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s documents a disturbing trend for deficit hawks. [T]he administration of President Donald Trump, the self-described “king of debt,” is running a budget deficit at an annual…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s places President Trump’s recent criticism of Federal Reserve policy in historical perspective. Trump’s Fed bashing went against recent administrations’ policy of maintaining respect for the central…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s highlights projections about the negative economic impact of new American tariffs. All of which demonstrates the gains from globalization. Companies can locate plants anywhere, usually where…
Randall Forsyth writes for Barron’s about the potential harm linked to new tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. Beyond the markets’ unsteady situation, the economics of the tariff decision are,…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s argues that building budget deficits during an economic expansion spells trouble. Washington has enacted tax cuts and spending increases that are likely to push the federal…
One sign that federal tax reform is likely to benefit the American economy: Chinese leaders are preparing to fight back. Randall Forsyth explains in Barron’s. Thank goodness for tax reform.…
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s considers the economic data driving decisions at the Federal Reserve. Central bankers today seem to be equally scared of a chimera—inflation that stubbornly refuses to rise…