The Price of Building AI: Why Big Tech May Have to Share More of Its Wealth With 71% of Americans opposing AI data centers in their communities, will Big Tech have to offer Americans more to win their support? For more details see my article below. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Two Pending U.S. Housing Bills: Which One Will Give the Struggling Housing Sector a Bigger Boost? Click on my article below to learn more! thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Why the U.S., Not Just France, May Be Facing a Credit-Spread Problem Wall Street is focused on France’s widening government bond spreads, but is it overlooking a warning sign closer to home? #creditspreads #France #Germany #UnitedStates #OATs #Bunds thepeopleseconomist.substack…

How Will the upcoming U.S. Section 232 Tariffs Impact Your Healthcare Investments? The short answer is that it will vary. Below is a summary of my findings delivered in a client presentation. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Why a 7.5% Mortgage Rate Today Is Very Different From an 18% Rate in the 1980s Below is a nonpartisan article that goes beyond the headline about a 7.49% 30-year U.S. mortgage rate and delves into affordability and other factors. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Why Are Diesel and Gasoline Prices Exploding? For a nonpartisan explanation of why diesel and gasoline prices are increasing more rapidly than crude oil prices, click on my article below. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

The SEC Just Opened the Door to Tokenized Stocks: Will Private Equity Be Next? Given the SEC’s approval on September 17, 2026, for stock tokenization, please click on my latest article below to understand its potential impact on financial markets. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Social Security, Childhood Hunger, Day-Care, Affordable Health Care, Protecting Farmers and a $5,000 Dividend Can America afford them all?  thepeopleseconomist.substack…

YAHOO FINANCE Special thanks to “Yahoo Finance” for highlighting my recent Substack article titled: “Fiscal Consolidation Is Not Fiscal Success: What the Last 50 Years Have Taught Us About Reducing the Federal Budget Deficit,” finance.yahoo.com/personal-f…

Is India’s stock market really catching up with U.S. equity markets, or does geopolitical uncertainty keep getting in the way? I took a closer look at the Indian Sensex and S&P 500 index. Click on my article to see what the data reveals! thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Is a Weaker or Stronger Dollar Better for the average U.S. Consumer? Below we review (on a nonpartisan basis) whether a stronger or weaker ($) dollar can make life less or more affordable for the average U.S. consumer! thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Are U.S. Farmers and Hobby Farmers the Unintended Front Line of America’s Global Tariff War? As the U.S. reshapes its tariff policies with Canada, South Korea, Mexico, the European Union, Japan and China, it is creating some surprising workarounds. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Farmers Are Under Pressure Yet in a Far Stronger Position Than in the 1980s U.S. farmland values are approaching $4.0 trillion, and today’s farm sector is sitting on roughly $3.92 trillion of equity! For more click on article. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

CNBC and Anthony Chan I’m excited to report that my August 12, 2026 Substack article “The C-Shaped Economy Has a Problem: CPI Says America’s Lower-Income Consumers Are Still Falling Behind” was featured in a CNBC article on August 29, 2026. cnbc.com/2026/08/29/k-shaped…

Venezuela’s Oil Bonanza: Will it be a Game-Changer or a Long Wait? In light of the oil agreement reached between the U.S. and Venezuela, please check out my nonpartisan assessment of this important development and its impact on gasoline prices. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Fed Chair Walsh’s Keynote Speech at Jackson Hole About 20 minutes before the speech, I was interviewed on live TV to discuss how the Fed Chair would frame his remarks. foxbusiness.com/video/640420…

Fiscal Consolidation Is Not Fiscal Success: What 50 Years of U.S. Budget History Teach Us About Reducing the Deficit Is the $40 trillion U.S. federal debt unsustainable? If you think it is check out my latest nonpartisan ideas on how to reduce it. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

The Artificial Intelligence Arms Race: America Is Spending Billions, But China May Have Found a Cheaper Way to Win Check out my nonpartisan review of where we stand today and where we may be headed! thepeopleseconomist.substack…

Gold and Silver: The Hidden Forces Driving Their Price Movements Gold and silver prices don't always fluctuate predictably. Check out my latest article, which demystifies the major factors driving their price movements. thepeopleseconomist.substack…

America’s Oil Emergency Reserve Is Shrinking: How Low Can It Really Go? For years, Democrats and Republicans have debated the ideal U.S. SPR levels, influenced by the party in power. For more details click on my nonpartisan article below. thepeopleseconomist.substack…