Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
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UN Summit on the Financial Crisis
The G8 will meet in early July in the Italian town of L'Aquila, in a less luxurious setting
Rebound ... in Bankers' Pay
From the New York Times (6/23): The Times doesn’t say whether or not these figures are inflation-adjusted. But
Two More Items on Reform of Financial Regulation
Two more items on the Obama administration's proposed reforms of financial regulation. First, one by William Greider in
Two Views of the Crisis
A brief, clear comparison from Simon Johnson on the Baseline Scenario blog: Go to the original blog for links, including
Two Good Pieces on Global Finance from FPIF
Two nice relatively new pieces from the good folks at Foreign Policy in Focus. Hat-tip to LF for alerting me
World Hunger Reaches 1 Billion Mark
Not because there isn’t enough food—see the last paragraph below. From the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization,
TDCotE (xi): Littlle Zakaria Dresses Like Grownup
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xi) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
CIA Hiring Failed Wall Street Analysts
According to the Wall Street Journal, the CIA is recruiting out of work financial analysts from Wall Street. Why would
Plunging State Income Tax Revenues
An interesting piece from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis (a blog). States in Deep Trouble Over Plunging Income
Some Takes on the Regulatory Overhaul
Here are some assessments of the Obama administration's overhaul of financial regulation: In his front-page New York Times
The Business Press MIA Before the Crisis
From the current Columbia Journalism Review: a detailed review of whether the U.S. business press was paying attention in
Unemployment: Both a Leading and a Lagging Indicator
Unemployment has traditionally been considered a lagging indicator in a recession: the idea was that unemployment rises after economic growth