In September, the UCLA Anderson Forecast will release its quarterly update of the economic outlook for the nation and state. Will the slowing real estate market spill over into the economy? Is inflation on the rise? How will the Fed respond to these two separate problems? And what does it all...

Real estate values are rising, but it’s hard to tell what will happen in the coming year. Trade deficits, increasing energy costs and higher interest rates will tug the markets either way. Everyone who owns a home, rents a home, or is considering buying a home will be affected. To address...

When we talk about high world oil and steel prices, the conversation inevitably turns to China. When we talk about the U.S. record trade imbalance, again the conversation turns to China. Record port activity? Cheap goods in Wal-Mart? China. The source of the high-skilled immigrants who work in...