In Economist's View - Posted 3 weeks ago

Tim Duy looks at monetary and fiscal policy options in light of an economy that continues to slide downhill:Bad to Worse, by Tim Duy: From bad to wor...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Tim Duy responds to the latest set of ugly numbers :Ugly Numbers, by Tim Duy: For many months, this was the recession that wasn t, as many key cycl...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Mortgage Plan May Aid Many and Irk Others - NYTimes.com Ten things you don t know about black holes - Discover Magazine A Last Push To Deregulate - ...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 4 weeks ago

A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Stimulus: Writing in the Washington Post, Martin Feldstein makes the case for another stimulus package ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 4 weeks ago

Because if it did, we're looking at a relatively rosy picture for the economy this time next year. The yield curve is typically trotted out to predict...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Fed Makes Breathtaking Changes, Cuts Rates Too - John M. Berry The economics of labour market intermediation - Vox EU For all you statisticians out th...

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In Economist's View - Posted 4 weeks ago

Today, the Fed lowered the target interest rate to 1%. Will the Fed lower the target rate even further if things don't improve?:More Easing Expected, ...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 5 weeks ago

Equity Markets: DJ-30 Industrials +889.35 @ 9065.12; SP-500 +91.59 @ 940.51; Nasdaq +143.57 @ 150.590; Russell 2000 +34.15 @ 448.40; VIX -13.10 @ 66.9...

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In A Fistful of Euros - Posted 5 weeks ago

As every woman who has ever had dealings with a man knows only too well, it is a lot easier for people to make promises than it is for them to keep th...

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In Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics - Posted 6 weeks ago

Banks don t trust each other, and the lack of confidence is curtailing business activity across the U.S. The federal government has instituted a num...

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