Peter Morici: Biden’s deficits are creating a sugar-high economy

Voters today are less concerned about the big macroeconomic numbers, and more worried about health care, college costs and the state of our roads and bridges......»»

Tariffs and Brexit are being blamed for sluggish growth, but these policies could well set the global economy on a new, more productive path......»»

Donald Trump should challenge the Democrats to pass a strong infrastructure spending package to fix the roads and boost the economy......»»

Elizabeth Warren is a formidable candidate because she is very skilled at identifying problems plaguing voters. Her solutions are unworkable, however......»»

Libra is an opportunity for the American financial industry to leapfrog Alipay and other Chinese fintech, provide much of the world with sorely needed reliable banking and simply make doing business in America and worldwide less expensive......»»

As the economy hums along creating more jobs, the unfortunate byproduct has be.....»»

America devotes vastly more resources on higher education than other high-income countries, and it is hard to say it spends that money wisely......»»

America devotes vastly more resources on higher education than other high-income countries, and it is hard to say it spends that money wisely......»»

The U.S. economy is delivering bad news to the White House......»»

Rising to the challenges of low birth rates and mass immigration will prove critical to sustaining our economy in the near term and ultimately the viability of our democracy, writes Peter Morici. ......»»

Rising to the challenges of low birth rates and mass immigration will prove critical to sustaining our economy in the near term and ultimately the viability of our democracy, writes Peter Morici. ......»»

Quarterly GDP report shows that the sugar high of tax cuts wasn't sustainable. Quarterly GDP report shows that the sugar high of tax cuts wasn't sustainable......»»

The Federal Reserve’s principal tools — adjusting short-term interest rates and quantitative easing —are radically out of sync with a global economy that relies on the dollar, writes Peter Morici......»»

The liberal-dominated economics profession is wrong when it tells us the economy cannot sustain 3% to 4% growth because of slowing productivity and labor-force growth, writes Peter Morici......»»

Congressional Republicans are pushing back against White House hopeful Joe Biden after the former vice president dismissed the notion that the U.S. should be worried about China as a geopolitical competitor, writes the Washington Post......»»

Putting more students in skills-based training and fewer in college would make young workers more productive and the U.S. economy much more competitive, writes Peter Morici......»»

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany is seeking to end a dispute between the United States and the European Union over President Donald Trump's decision to impose high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday......»»

Economists keep saying Trump’s policies will be a disaster, and they keep getting it wrong, writes Peter Morici......»»

With unemployment below 4% and job openings at a 17-year high, the time could not be better to improve your circumstances by changing jobs, writes Peter Morici......»»

There can be no arguing that Donald Trump is delivering a stronger economy, but can he keep it going?.....»»