Even the Wall Street Journal Knows!
Inequality is getting so bad even conservatives have started to acknowledge it. But that doesn't mean they'll do anything serious to make it better.
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China To Keep Lending
This is just weeks after asserting (or emphasizing?) the contrary. The Chinese are really dancing on a tightrope, here. I
Strange Things Afoot in the Bond Market
From Bloomberg: Bond Bears Dumping Two-Year Treasuries Defy History (Update3) By Oliver Biggadike and Daniel Kruger Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) Bond
NYT on High Frequency Trading
Arrest Over Software Illuminates Wall St. Secret By ALEX BERENSON Published: August 23, 2009 New York Times Flying home to
Today's Reads: Morgenson, Roubini, Muenchau
Morgenson cautions us on hopes for recovery in the banking sector Roubini wonders if whether the recession will be "
CBO: 2009 Deficit Down, 10-Year up by $2 Trillion
From Reuters: New deficit projections pose risks to Obama's agenda Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:06am EDT By
This Week's Economic Indicators
Before we get to the recognized indicators, some non-indicator news worthy on note (i.e. these things will probably affect
One More for The Road: Global Stimulus
On the plus side, German business sentiment and Eurozone purchasing managers' index readings expanded at unexpectedly rapid rates according
Administrative Note
There may not be much blogging this weekend, as I'm taking the weekend off. A pleasant weekend to
Great Stuff in Today's FT
First, Gillian Tett's appreciation of the contorted dialectics of finance (she quotes Bourdieu!). Spencer Jakab on a shift
T.D.C.o.t.E: Rajan's Ineffective Demand
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xv) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
Today's Indicators
U.S. July existing home sales pace fastest in two years. But, as this Bloomberg article says, "The number
Economists' Poll: US 3Q GDP To Rise 2.4%
That's a big number, and these people are also predicting a 2.2% uptick in the fourth-quarter. It&