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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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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Is inflation really picking up?
feature The signals are mixed, but probably not
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The Fed's stimulus worked out great (if you're rich)
feature Inflation wasn't the problem. Inequality was.
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Even critics of the euro didn't see this coming
feature Recent studies show that the trade boost between eurozone countries didn't turn out as expected
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Rejoice! Businesses are investing!
feature All the pieces for a strong economic recovery are finally coming together
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The U.S. dollar has been strengthening for 3 straight years! (That's not good news.)
feature Has the dollar grown too strong?
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Americans are sitting on lots of cash. But the Fed isn't to blame.
feature All the central bank has tried to do is to get people to spend, spend, spend
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How Japan's Shinzo Abe turned an economic recovery into a train wreck
feature Want to crush a recovery? Hike taxes.
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Is this the first sign of rising inflation?
feature U.S. wages surged last month — but that's probably no reason to get carried away...
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Are we seeing an Alibaba bubble?
feature The Chinese internet behemoth is now more valuable than Amazon and Facebook. Some say its good luck can't last.
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Hey, conservatives: I'll trade you the corporate tax for a tax on pollution
feature Let's incentivize the right things
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Don’t fret the falling tech stocks
feature Tech might be in for a hard landing, but the economy isn't
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U.S. economic confidence remains depressed — but there's hope
feature The healing power of time
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Janet Yellen's 3 questions for the economy
feature The Fed's first female chief will focus on these questions as she mulls unwinding the central bank's quantitative easing program
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Prepare yourselves for the robot economy revolution
feature We are at the beginning of a tidal wave of new economic innovation and growth that will change the way we think about the economy forever
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Should you buy stocks now?
feature Yes, if you have the patience to buy and hold for the long term
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The Tea Party is wrong: The U.S. will never be Greece
feature Comparing the two countries betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the global economy
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Why you should care about Alibaba
feature This Chinese web giant is generating bigger revenues than Amazon and eBay put together
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