Economy Enthusiast Gifts

"I've hedged against inflation and I've hedged against deflation, but price stability could knock me for a loop."

"Today, stocks dropped on news the new federal reserve chief, Janet Yellen, is a 'rookie'."

Bank - Going out of business sale!

"The Fed today explained the reason they raise interest rates is so they can lower them again..."

'I just got back from Wall Street.'

Despite recent uncertainty, analysts said today they will continue to make predictions.

The End of Economic Stimulus is Near!

Past Performance in No Guarantee of Future Results.

'Don't mind him. He gets this wa every time they start talking about the inverse relationship between bond yields and prices.'

'I kind of miss inflation. It was a great excuse to ask for a raise.'

'As you can see the market forecast is quite loopy in the next quarter.'

'I think I see the problem,,,'

Bottle of pills labelled 'Global Recovery Capsules,' with 'Warning: May cause inflation, deflation, nausea, panic attacks. Use caution when mixing with optimism, stocks, bonds.'

'The stimulus package doesn't seem to be working,'

"We'll have an economic forecast in a minute, Mr. Snell. We're just crunching the numbers now."

The first green shoots of recovery.

'They stopped making excuses. It's cheaper to import them.'

'The Fed decided today not to raise or lower interest rates, but instead just moved them sideways a little.'

'The hard hats? In case of falling interest rates.'

"And do you promise to love, honor, and cherish each other, and to pay the United States government more in taxes as a married couple than you would have paid if you had just continued living together?"

'All these new regulations will totally alter the way we screw the consumer.'

R.I.P. American Manufacturing Jobs.

'Good thing I'm wearing my adult diapers.'

'Albert, it was just a nightmare! Believe me, there's no taxman-monster under the bed!'

How inflation works. . .

'Actually, we were planning to use the money to buy a box of cereal.'

'Do you realize we're all getting richer by charging each other more?'

"When European workers are losing their jobs because of an Asian stock market crash - that's the meaning of 'Globalization'."

'The nice thing about America is, no matter how the economy is doing, you can always blame the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.'

Famous Last Words

Laughing all the way to the bank.

"No one talks in millions anymore."

Office of Management and Budget and Mandatory Cuts

'I'd call security but I think this is a good sign.'

'Well what a coincidence! I'm a financial regulator too!'