Discover how competitive equilibrium balances supply and demand in markets, maximizing economic efficiency for profit-driven producers and value-seeking consumers.

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and ...

This week “The Economist explains” is given over to economics. For each of six days until Saturday this blog will publish a short explainer on a seminal idea. ECONOMISTS can usually explain the past ...

In the context of markets, equilibrium is when there's a balance between supply and demand, causing prices to stabilize. When there's an imbalance between supply and demand, prices tend to fluctuate ...