Peter Fisher, head of fixed income at BlackRock, finds little reason for the Fed to act, addressing the four rationales under which it might, and discussing why they would not apply or would not work in the current environment. Read the complete article at Fed risks diminishing returns with more QE – FT.com. There are…
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CBO warns of US falling off ‘fiscal cliff’
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CBO warns of US falling off ‘fiscal cliff’
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Argentina’s Long Economic Boom Coming to an… – ABC News
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Radio Cadena AgramonetArgentina's Long Economic Boom Coming to an…ABC NewsArgentina's nine-year economic expansion appears to be slowing sharply, according to analysts, who predict growth of 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, half the 5.1 pe…
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Weak Jobs Read Slams Wall Street – Fox Business
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Straits TimesWeak Jobs Read Slams Wall StreetFox BusinessBy Adam Samson Wall Street tumbled on Friday in a broad-based retreat amid signs that US economic expansion may be losing some of its luster. As of 10:40 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average s…
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The Grand Game of Perception Management
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The economy will expand if you believe it is expanding–because you’ll be “animal spirited” into buying a lot of stuff on credit that you can’t afford.
It all boils down to perception–that’s the insight at the heart of the Grand Game of Percept…
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It’s Not Just Gasoline Consumption That’s Tanking, It’s All Energy
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It’s not just gasoline consumption that’s declining–petroleum and electricity consumption are also dropping. Is that indicative of economic growth?
A number of readers kindly forwarded additional data sources to me as followup on last week’s en…
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Are Commodities Topping Out?
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Commodities have been on a tear for years as investors bet on permanent growth of developing economies and dwindling supplies. A global recession could change the picture, at least temporarily.
The past several years have seen a growing backlash…
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The Phantom 15 Million
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(repost – from back in January)
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STATE OF THE UNION: ECONOMY
The Phantom 15 Million
Taming unemployment starts with solving the mystery of the jobs that were supposed to have been created in the past 10 years but weren…
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Ben Shoots Off At Jackson Hole
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The Near- and Longer-Term Prospects for the U.S. Economy
Good morning. As always, thanks are due to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for organizing this conference. This year’s topic, long-term economic growth, is indeed pertinent–as has so …
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April Jobs: How Weak, How Expected?
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There are myriad cross currents making this months NFP seem especially important. The commodity collapse, soft GDP, Japanese nuclear situation, OBL.
For the most part, these are not very significant to the broader sub-par employment trend. We shou…
