Sunday, February 8, 2015

Anxiety and Interest Rates: How Uncertainty Is Weighing on Us

Anxiety and uncertainty are weighing on individuals even where the overall economy is growing.

Some of this angst is the fallout from advances in information technology. The Internet, ubiquitous computing, robotics, 3-D printers and the like are wonderful advances, yet they may also be personal threats: For some, the technologies may eliminate our jobs or potential future jobs, or make them less lucrative. For others, they may bring new riches.

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