John Aziz
John Aziz is the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also an associate editor at Pieria.co.uk. Previously his work has appeared on Business Insider, Zero Hedge, and Noahpinion.
Latest articles by John Aziz
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What can be done about January's disappointing jobs numbers?
feature We can't just assume that job growth will bounce back
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Why Microsoft should cheer Bill Gates' return
feature Microsoft’s business remains strong, but Gates can help push the company into a new era
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The Tea Party has become grotesquely fiscally irresponsible
feature John Boehner is right to ignore them
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How much is too much government spending?
feature Protip: Let the market be your guide
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Is a lack of skilled workers hurting the labor market?
feature The U.S. could certainly improve in this area. But the main problem with the economy is a shortage of jobs.
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The GOP's latest brainwave for the Federal Reserve is another terrible idea
feature Monetary policy can't be reduced to an equation
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France's economic woes won't end anytime soon
feature The French government has fallen apart for the third time in two years
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Here's the latest economic 'crisis' that has pundits in a tizzy
feature That 1-in-500-million event in the junk bond market doesn't seem to be doing much
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Uncertainty is not a gaffe
feature If only more politicians could be as intellectually honest as David Brat
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The Fed may soon end its loose monetary policy — for real this time
feature All the indicators are pointing toward a change. But it would be better for the Fed to overshoot its stimulus than undershoot.
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Don't hate the 'poor door'
feature It's just a cosmetic symptom of a much deeper problem
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Bitcoin falls below $500 — and it could go much lower
feature The digital currency is showing its inherent instability
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Why negative interest rates won't jumpstart Europe's economy
feature The European Central Bank has resorted to a seemingly extreme measure, but it's not nearly extreme enough to revive the euro zone
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Why the Volcker Rule won't solve the problem of Too Big To Fail
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The U.S. just made a huge mistake in its solar panel fight with China
feature This is the wrong trade war at the wrong time
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The contradiction at the heart of banking
feature Banks are expected to be safe-keepers and risk-takers at the same time. How is that supposed to work?
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No, this chart does not portend a financial apocalypse
feature Learning from the past is smart. But these supposed historical parallels are just dumb.
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The real problem with Thomas Piketty's grand theory of inequality
feature Chris Giles is poking holes in the French economist's book — but they're the wrong holes
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What's up with the recent rash of banker suicides?
feature Some see systemic doom and gloom in the deaths
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Does the Federal Reserve really control the money supply?
feature The Fed has been pushing trillions of dollars into the financial system. But the money supply has barely grown.
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Solar roads are more practical than they sound
feature Don't write off what you don't know
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Obama is right to be worried about income inequality — it’s gotten a lot worse under his watch
feature The president's economic legacy could amount to a bailout for the rich
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Would a bubble be good for the American economy?
feature A boom is not the same thing as a bubble
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The perils of predicting a stock market crash in 2014
feature The only bubble we're in appears to be filled with hot air
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