September 2020 – Vanderbilt Business Review

19

Sep

All Posts, Economy and Government, On Campus

Want a Student Loan? Now’s the Time!

The U.S. economy has drastically changed ever since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses shuttered, teleworking at an all time high, are all part of the “new normal” we are living through. The lack of economic growth has called for the Federal government to enact very low interest rates…

19

Sep

By Matthew Jean-Mary

All Posts, Economy and Government, Opinion

Wage Violations are Shameful

There has been a drastic increase in worker violations since the onset of COVID-19. The American employer has responded by seemingly being passive with regards to the exploitation of their labor as times have become especially dire. There is no time to be prideful with fighting for their deserved liberties,…

16

Sep

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, Economy and Government

Why Does the Fed Target 2% Inflation?

Since January 2012, the Federal Reserve has maintained a target of 2 percent inflation for the US economy. The target allows the Fed to perform its congressionally mandated jobs of maintaining price stability and maximum employment. Before the 1970s, economists believed inflation and unemployment had a permanent negative correlation so…

07

Sep

By Matthew Jean-Mary

All Posts, Businesses, Industries

Microsoft and TikTok

In case you haven’t heard, President Trump said he planned to ban TikTok in the United States sometime in September of this year because of the risk of the popular social media app, impeding among American freedoms and security. To counteract the gaping hole that would be left by the…