Exceeding Inflation Target by a bit

Article about Venezuela exceeding 1million percent inflation. Even worse than Zimbabwae.

Tim Harford on Trade and Tariffs

A good article from Tim Harford on trade and tariffs as they are playing out right now.

More Jobs but Higher Unemployment Rate??

This article gives a good example of how unemployment rates are calculated and how even with more jobs it is possible to have unemployment increase. This is often seen as an economy comes out of a recession and people start looking for jobs. It also explains why in the depths of a recession a drop in unemployment is not necessarily a good thing. Remember if people are not looking for work they do not count as unemployed.