In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 2 hours ago

This is a surprise: he isn't this optimistic in the department lounge: Barry Eichengreen: In desperate economic times, grasp the fisnal nettle: With s...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 6 hours ago

In well duh news, recent comments by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson suggests that the U.S. is considering implementing a bank recapitalization tha...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 8 hours ago

How low can they go? A end-of-day selloff pinned U.S. markets with brutal losses as investor pessimism continues to outdo the bleakest of foreca...

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In Big Picture - Posted 1 day ago

So far, we in the US have had an ad hoc, half-assed, on-the-fly approach to resolving the credit and financial crisis. The smartest bailout approach t...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 day ago

Don't worry, be happy - at least it won't be a Great Depression:No Depression This Time, Uncle Sam Has Got Our Back, by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Perr...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 1 day ago

You know, we have llike seen this before. On health care:McCain started with a tax credit that was equal in aggregate to the additional tax he levied ...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 1 day ago

It's nice to see.Barry Eichengreen says: good job. Now let's see coordinated banking-sector recapitalization and coordinated fiscal stimulus alongside...

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In 24/7 Wall St. - Posted 3 days ago

By John Tamny RealClearMarkets Amid much fanfare, Treasury Secretary Paulson's $700 billion plan to allegedly save the banking system passed last Frid...

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In A Canadian Econoview - Posted 3 days ago

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has chosen a former fellow Goldman Sachs executive to oversee the disbursement of the $700 billion blank check C...

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In Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Se - Posted 4 days ago

A tough job: Bloomberg.com: The U.S. Treasury will name Neel Kashkari, assistant secretary at the department, to run the $700 billion Wall Street resc...

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