Making Monetary Policy a Spectator Sport

With fears of an impending recession abating – for now – the question of the hour is when the Federal Reserve Board will cut interest rates. But much of the speculation about what the Federal Open Market Committee plans to do at their two-day meeting beginning March 19 resembles the horserace coverage common to electoral […]Read More

Home Is Where the Office Is

The Spare Change Podcast Companies offering Internet access, creating software applications and building mobile devices with all the bells and whistles have long touted the ability to work from anywhere. Listen to more of the Spare Change PodcastRead More

Stock Market More a Security Blanket Than Bellwether

In the race to the bottom for accuracy in forecasting, 2023 was a good year for meteorologists. It established – perhaps once and for all – that weather forecasters are ahead of economic prognosticators in at least getting it close to right. And the receipts are to be found on Wall Street. While most people […]Read More

Home is Where the Office Is

Companies offering internet access, creating software applications and building mobile devices with all the bells and whistles have long touted the ability to “work from anywhere” with their products and services. It turns out, for a growing number of Americans that anywhere is home. According to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the […]Read More

New Museum Could Add to Ancient City’s Reputation

The reconstruction of Fort Mose will add another layer to the rich history in St. Augustine and St. Johns County. Another potential project on the horizon could be the icing on the cake. Preliminary work is underway on a project creating the Florida Museum of Black History and St. Augustine is one of the communities […]Read More

Fed Stress Tests keep Big Banks on the Straight and

While the economic intelligentsia is still ruminating on the possibilities of a recession, the Federal Reserve Board is looking ahead to what comes after that. Earlier this month the central bank released the hypothetical situations for its stress tests of large banks. The annual exercise is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer […]Read More

Why Every Ad Should Be A Super Bowl Ad

The Spare Change Podcast At a cost of $7 million for a 30-second spot, most companies don’t have the means to buy an ad during the Super Bowl. But that doesn’t mean they can’t think like an advertiser for the NFL’s championship game. Listen to more of the Spare Change PodcastRead More

Hope Springs Eternal in Baseball – Why Not the Economy?

It might technically still be winter, but spring is in the air. Spring training that is. And while Major League Baseball teams are gearing up for play in Florida and Arizona, fans are thinking happy thoughts about the season to come. For consumers concerned about the state of the economy, there is a lesson to […]Read More