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Last year at this time I posted “The Economy’s Four Horsemen,” which described macro cause and effect leading into and out of recessions. When looking at income, spending, output and employment, it is income which is the steer variable going...
I found the recent consumer credit data unsatisfying because the data seemed to point in two directions. The seasonally-adjusted data showed a large $12 billion decrease in consumer credit which received headlines. Meanwhile, the non-seasonally...
In the just finished second quarter of 2009, the UK economy was contracting a massive 5.6% from the year ago period. This is the worst performance since records began in 1955. What’s more, the data surprised to the downside, with the quarter-on-q...
The labor market in the United States lost 467,00 jobs in June. But this was just the headline number as unemployment rose to 9.5%. Unfortunately, the deep dive shows a situation that mirrors...
FT.com – Could sovereign debt be the new subprime? (Excess reserves are one reason to buy Treasuries)
Kathleen Parker – Kathleen Parker: Judging Sarah Palin by her covers – washingtonpost.com
Econbrowser: Factors in local house price declines (See...
Saturday Night Live’s China-U.S. press conference is pure comedy. It captures the Zeitgeist pretty well. The Mrs. Obama part at the end, though, was way over-the-top (and in poor taste if you ask me). Take those comments out and you have a pretty...
The deficit problem: Dealing with America’s fiscal hole | The Economist
The Washington establishment suffers a serious defeat – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com
Fed Beaten: Bill To Audit Federal Reserve Passes Key Hurdle
The Case for a Job-Creation Tax...
Below is another great article from John Mauldin via his weekly newsletter.
John Mauldin, Best-Selling author and recognized financial expert, is also editor of the free Thoughts From the Frontline that goes to over 1 million readers each week. For...
This is a post I just wrote over at Yves Smith’s site Naked Capitalism in response to a reader request. Marshall Auerback has already written a reply as well and I will post this later today.
A reader at Naked Capitalism asked us to respond to a...
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