Understanding HAMP on a Macro Level
Let's put a bit more color on my morning HAMP Ticker - this time at a more-macro level of the economy. To recap, here's the table in q...

Bank of Japan Moves Reluctantly
The Bank of Japan left the key target rate unchanged at 10 bp, but appeared to bow to government pressure and increased the size of th...

Clive Crook Says Taxes are going up -- a lot.
And he says in National Journal that a value-added tax is on the horizon.There's nothing really new in Clive's column. Bruce has been...

Norm Ornstein Embarasses The GOP On Its Hypocrisy
As you read the following from noted congressional expert Norm Ornstein, keep in mind that he's no Democratic apologist or spinmeister....

Tax Code: Now We're All in Debt
American government seems to have had great reluctance to intervene in markets to assure fair play and a lack of abuse in and to those ...

Why Be Like Sweden? (667743)
Our Europhile President and many Congressional Democrats aspire to make the United States more like Sweden. More like our outdated ima...

Labour admits taxes could go up in order to cut deficit
In order to tackle the UK s deficit, tax hikes could well be on the agenda, according to reports today.Last week, Chief Secretary to ...

South Korea Ambitiously Guns for Smart Grid Finish Line
Brightly colored and clear as day, a recently released road map for South Korea s smart grid sends an unmistakable message: We re ...

World Bank says China should grow 9.5 pct in 2010 but must control inflation, asset bubbles
BEIJING - The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year to 9.5 per cent from 9 per cent on Wednesday but said Beijing needs...