Michael Busler

Michael Busler, Ph.D. is a public policy analyst and a Professor of Finance at Stockton University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance and Economics. He has written Op-ed columns in major newspapers for more than 35 years.

Fed’s Rate Pause Contributes to Harmful Inflation Psychology

Once again, the Fed has eased up on its restrictive monetary policy too soon. Late last year the Fed stopped…

3 days ago

The UAW’s Ridiculous Demands

The United Auto Workers have begun to strike all three of the major domestic automobile producers. They are seeking a…

2 weeks ago

Coming: higher inflation, higher interest rates, labor strikes, wage/price spiral

On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index for August will be released. It will show a significant increase in inflation, perhaps…

2 weeks ago

Latest data points to September interest rate hike

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will meet again later this month. The popular belief is that the Fed will…

3 weeks ago

Nikki Haley Is Right About Raising Retirement Age to 70

Recently, candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Nikki Haley suggested that the retirement age be raised. Currently, an individual must…

1 month ago

Ramaswamy’s income tax plan should be tweaked to this

Vivek Ramaswamy, the candidate running for the Presidential nomination from the Republican Party, has suggested switching the current progressive federal…

1 month ago

No Joe, Bidenomics Is Not Working

This past week as he marked the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden said that his economic…

1 month ago

Washington woefully misunderstands healthcare economics

It appears that some in Washington just don’t understand the basic economics of the healthcare industry. Government meddling in markets…

1 month ago

Inflation Inches Up in July; More Ahead

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just announced that the Consumer Price Index increased by a modest 0.2% in July. That…

2 months ago

Fitch US Credit Downgrade Should Be a Wake-Up Call

Fitch Ratings, which is one of the three major credit rating agencies, just downgraded the U.S. debt from AAA to…

2 months ago

Biden’s inflation reduction victory lap is premature

President Biden recently took a victory lap when the latest economic data indicated the inflation rate for the past year…

2 months ago

Labor Strikes Unleash Wage-Price Spiral

Two years ago, I warned that the excess demand created by massive government spending and a shockingly irresponsible expansionary monetary…

2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA strike: Are employees entitled to a share of the profit?

Employees of Hollywood production companies recently staged a strike. Initially, it was just writers and supports personnel, but then the…

2 months ago

Economists Divided on Future Economic Activity

Since the pandemic, it has been extremely difficult for economists to accurately forecast the economy. Most of the reason is…

3 months ago

Ending Affirmative Action will make the economy more efficient

The US Supreme Court recently said that Affirmative Action is no longer legal.  Affirmative Action (AA) has been used to…

3 months ago