Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Program for an Affordable New York City
In a shocking upset, socialist Zohran Mamdani bested former governor Andrew Cuomo in the June 24 New York City mayoral
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Germany and Japan Return To Growth (For Now)
From Bloomberg: Euro-Area Economy Contracted 0.1% in Second Quarter (Update4) Bloomberg By Simone Meier Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) The euro-region
Today's Indicator Action
From Bloomberg: Fed meeting and Treasury purchases decision US Trade deficit Home prices
Inflection Point for Dollar as Risk Haven?
From The Financial Times: Speculation grows over dollar's turning pointBy Peter Garnham Financial Times Published: August 11 2009
Michael Mandel on Productivity Stats
I seem to recall there was a stretch in which productivity was revised downward for about five quarters in one
Climate Disobedience
Nice piece by Mark Engler at TomDispatch.com. They gave a nice introduction to the article, too, and they'
Monbiot on Fighting the Superstores
Tragic stuff. From The Guardian: My town is menaced by a superstore. So why are we not free to fight
Delasantellis on Foreclosed Home Sales
The Asia Times columnist sees a new breed of buyer--one that will buy-to-rent, and be financed by, of all things,
China's Wages "Miracle"
We've noted the dodgy nature of China's statistics before on this blog. But never regarding wages,
They Haven't Gone Away Yet...
And there's a commercial lending bust just round the corner that might deplete the capital the banks have
Bad News for Jobseekers: Productivity Surges
With its biggest quarterly gain in six years. But here's the dirty little secret: "According to the
G.D.P. R.I.P. (NYT)
Nice op-ed in yesterday's New York Times; hat-tip to J.B.: IF there's a silver lining
Corporate Treasurers Continue To Hoard
Fearing another credit crunch. From Bloomberg: Treasurer Fear of Credit Freeze Seen in Cash Hoarding Update 2 By Bryan Keogh