http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/economics Economics - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 In recent weeks I have been accumulating shares of Goldman Sachs (GS) for my clients, more so now than any other time since I began managing money. In a market environment where. over the course of a single year most stocks have gone from severely un... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:27:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383427?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/1383501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Robert Shiller s stock market advice is as useful as Steve Keen s real estate advice:Following Bob Shiller s over 20 rule would have kept you out of the stock market every single month from December 1992 to September 2008. All that time S... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:41:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/1383501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383606?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 This chart (click to enlarge) shows the Journal of Commerce Index of commodity prices (blue line), as well as four subcomponents of the index. The y-axis is set so that all indices are equal to 100 in mid-November '01, which is the point at which mos... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:14:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383606?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1383624?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMarch 15, 2010 Idaho bill permits state taxes be paid with silver BOISE, IDAHO. Idaho lawmakers are backing a plan that would allow state tax bills to be paid down with silver medallions instead of cash. The bill approved Mon... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:05:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1383624?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1383496?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The Federal Reserve funds itself, making money on the buying and selling and holding of U.S. government and mortgage-backed securities, among other things. After paying its expenses, any profits go to the U.S. Treasury. It prizes this independence... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:01:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1383496?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Imagine an Asian country with an economy tied closely to an export that s seen its price leap more than 70% in the last 12 months. Sounds like an emerging-market darling of Wall Street, right?Not if the country in question is oil-producing Saudi Ar... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:53:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1383554?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 WASHINGTON - China retained its spot as the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt in January although it trimmed its holdings for a third... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1383554?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1383625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Today, Moody's Investors Service, a bond rating company, issued a warning about the the federal debt. I couldn't get access to the complete report, but following is the press release. BBLondon, 15 March 2010 -- The ratings of all Aaa governments are ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:03:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1383625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The New York Times's Nobel laureate economist, Paul Krugman, proposes that America threaten to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from China. As a general rule, it's a bad idea to make threats that you can't follow through on, and a 25% tax on ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:39:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383411?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383422?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The Federal Communications Commission said today that it will release its National Broadband Plan to Congress tomorrow, a plan for connecting all corners of the nation with a robust and affordable communications network that will transform the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:49:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383422?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383423?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Futures were weak this morning as the rhetoric from China's Premier Wen Jiabao this past weekend certainly seemed to open up the door for an escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China (relations have been rather frigid since the arms sale... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:48:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383423?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383425?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 By Marshall AuerbackWhy the rating agency needs a lesson in basic accounting and how its REAL message is anti-private savings. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383425?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383183?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Oh I do love it so when the economists sit all us little boys and girls down, pat us on the head and start talking to us in Baby Language. Once upon a time there was inflation targeting and then the Big Bad Wolf came along and ate it for breakf... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:02:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383183?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Oh I do love it so when the economists sit all us little boys and girls down, pat us on the head and start talking to us in Baby Language. Once upon a time there was inflation targeting and then the Big Bad Wolf came along and ate it for breakf... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:02:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383432?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 According to ratings agency Moody's (MCO), the credit ratings of the world's four largest Aaa-rated sovereign nations - the U.S., UK, Germany and France - are currently well positioned despite their stretched finances. The agency does, however, adm... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:58:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1383135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Rajiv Sethi: Rajiv Sethi: An Ecological Perspective on Financial Market Reform: Note that if Lehman were the only firm engaged in such practices, we would probably have had a contained bankruptcy rather than a full-fledged financial crisis... The fin... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:44:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1383135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1383253?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Growth of 2.5% is looking a whole lot stronger than 5.9%.After Friday s reports on retail sales and inventories, real gross domestic product looks on track to grow between 2.0% and 2.5% this quarter. That is quite a few notches down from the 5.9% r... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:36:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1383253?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Loss severities on distressed U.S. residential mortgage loans are likely to rise this year as several key government support programs expire, according to Fitch Ratings. Low mortgage rates, homebuyer tax credits and government directed loan-modifica... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:01:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383193?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1383178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Climate economist Jason Shogren will speak on Climate Policy: Pre- and Post-Copenhagen March 17 at 5 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons. The talk is open to the public. It is sponsored by Appalachian s Research Institute ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:39:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1383178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/financial-post-posted/1383325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Unlikely rappers make for funny viral videos. And Procter & Gamble Co., which has been steadily shifting more and more of its marketing budget to digital efforts in the last four years, is hoping it has come up with another winner with Bring It, ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:36:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/financial-post-posted/1383325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1383072?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Well, I for one can t help thinking that it s now well time we all stopped getting carried away with the use of so many acronyms. Not only may one man s meat easily prove to be another s poison, it may even be that for some the entire meal wi... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:18:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1383072?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1383110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February following a gain of 0.9 percent in January. Production was likely held down somewhat by winter storms in the Northeast. Manufacturing ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1383110?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1383216?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Bank of England policymaker, Kate Barker, said the UK is unlikely to return to recession.In an interview over the weekend, Ms Barker, who is a former housing adviser to the Government, said it is possible, however, that the economy could contract for... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:34:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1383216?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1383140?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 M.S.Climate change and the media: Journalistic malpractice on global warming John Quiggin: Four lies and an empty set John Quiggin: Marxian economics MIA? John Quiggin: Consequentialism and confidence Tyler Cowen: Managed Care -- Get Used to It Robe... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:03:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1383140?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382973?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Dani Rodrik:The End of an Era in Finance: [W]hat happened on February 19 can safely be called the end of an era in global finance. On that day, the International Monetary Fund published a policy note that reversed its long-held position on capital co... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:30:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382973?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1382992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 As mentioned in the Weekly Summary and a Look Ahead post, the NAHB Housing Market Index for March, and Housing Starts for February, will both be released early this week.Here is a graph showing the relationship between the two series: Click on graph ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1382992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1383012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 If president Obama gets his way, still more money, up to $50 billion, will be thrown at the failed Pell Grant system. Pell Grants are based on a means test and the funding comes with no strings attached. The money does not have to be repaid. That alo... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:22:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1383012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382856?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Matthew Yglesias:Palin, the Right, and the Politics of Ressentiment: Via Brendan Nyhan, a great example of conservative weirdness from Noah Schachtman s Andrew Breitbart profile: The stories don t even have to be true.... Big Government s Mi... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382856?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Hoisted from Comments: Norman:Refutations and Conjectures: Economics as Anti-Popperian Discipline - Grasping Reality with All Six Feet: It's frustrating. The Volcker disinflation and recession should have ended old-school RBC models, but it didn't; a... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:30:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1382889?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 My general outlook for 2010 is for sluggish and choppy growth. Usually the deeper the recession, the steeper the recovery - however recoveries following economic crisis tend to be sluggish (see: The Aftermath of Financial Crises , Reinhart and Rogof... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1382889?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1382891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Hoisted from Comments: Norman: Refutations and Conjectures: Economics as Anti-Popperian Discipline - Grasping Reality with All Six Feet: It's frustrating. The Volcker disinflation and recession should have ended old-school RBC models, but it didn't; ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:13:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-journal/1382891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1382922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 FREDERICTON - A northern New Brunswick city that has endured one economic blow after another is bracing to learn the fate of a homegrown company... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1382922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1382970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Rep. Paul Ryan (WI)Rep. Dave Camp (MI)Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX)Sen. Judd Gregg (NH)Sen. Michael Crapo (ID)Sen. Tom CoburnWith the possible exception of Coburn, this list was predictable. It includes the senior GOP members of the House and Senate... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:10:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vox-baby/1382970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382902?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 About this time last year the real economists, were telling us that with all that money printing, there would be hyper-inflation in the USA. It didn t happen, rather the contrary did. There are two arguments about what s happening neatly e... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:55:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382902?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 According to many of the experts, Friday's data on retail sales was unequivocally good news: This is a pleasant surprise, especially in the light of the severe winter weather across large parts of the country last month, said Ian Shepherdson, an ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:45:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Please consider 4 visualizations of Obama's Budget Cuts.$17 Billion Cuts In ContextObama Budget Cuts VisualizationObama's Unsustainable Course (And what he's NOT doing something about)Note: There is no audio in the middle portion of this video.What... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382792?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar. The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal Reserve. Ms. Yellen is a distinguished economist w... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:04:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1382792?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The annual conference in Phoenix, AZ for the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) begins this week and boasts a panel discussion with an intriguing topic -- Getting It Wrong: What journalists get wrong about economics, what econo... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:12:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1382698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Now is the time of year when prospective PhD students in economics are deciding which graduate program to attend. The decision is often hard. If you are in that position, here are a few recommendations about things to think about:1. Start with t... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:04:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1382698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382702?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Matthew Yglesias: Palin, the Right, and the Politics of Ressentiment: Via Brendan Nyhan, a great example of conservative weirdness from Noah Schachtman s Andrew Breitbart profile: The stories don t even have to be true.... Big Government ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:38:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1382702?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Who wud have thunk it of Greece? The country with Europe's most reactionary political tradition (around 15% of voters still go for outright communist and sundry left-wing parties, plus another 10% vote for right-wing/populist ones) is presently ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:46:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1382718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 All told, the homes on the nuisance list account for $6.36 million of lost tax valuations, $26,000 in annual local property taxes according to Nags Head Town Manager Cliff Ogburn. Add to those figures $720,000 (assuming $30,000 per house) in gross re... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:42:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1382718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Les Leopold, author of the book, The Looting of America, has written an interesting article (Why Are We Afraid to Tax the Super-Rich?). His core argument is we need to more heavily tax the rich to equalize the income distribution, a point I have been... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:45:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382568?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382558?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 World recession? People being thrown out of jobs? House foreclosures? An imploding financial system? No worries - if you're a subsidised US farmer: the United States budget for 2011 announced this February proposed to cut back spending by reducing a... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:30:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382558?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 While [J K Galbraith] is perfectly able to see the defects of businessmen - their inclination to megalomania, greed, hypocrisy, and special pleading - he is quite unable to see the same traits in government bureaucrats.... A man who has devoted his ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:30:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1382546?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 In its recent Going for Growth report, the OECD concludes that the economic and financial crisis will leave an unwelcome legacy: a permanent reduction in economic activity. This loss averages about 3% of potential GDP across the 20 member countri... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:10:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Comments to a recent article brought to mind an underlying conflict among many about how to view a recession or depression. One view is to argue that an unrestrained down turn, performs a useful, necessary and inevitable function because it (1) cuts ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:03:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/1382681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Here's the pitch: Start or buy a business in the U.S., and you get to stay. A lot of would-be immigrants wish it were that simple.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:35:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/1382681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 This week the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released its annual Going for Growth report. The purpose of G4G is to benchmark economic performance among the OECD member countries and suggest pro-growth policy reforms. My fav... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:03:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1382672?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382632?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Here are a few stories this past week that caught my eye that I have yet to mention.$3 Trillion Tax IncreaseObama's $3,000,000,000,000 Tax Hike From the Heritage FoundationWhen he released his new budget proposal on February 1, President Barack Obama... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:48:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1382632?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37