Archives for: August 2011

08/31/11

Permalink 05:49:36 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Entrepreneurial capitalists are necessary more than ever! Keywords: Bureaucracy, When Success is Demonized more »
Permalink 04:32:24 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 60 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
NPR: Obama's New Economist Favors Tax Credits For Companies That Hire , August 29, 2011 Alan Krueger, who President Obama today nominated to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers, favors "the idea of having a new jobs tax credit" as one w… more »
Permalink 10:35:06 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 7 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
August 30, 2011 Keywords: US Economy, US Monetary Policy more »
Permalink 07:21:32 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 83 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
MIT analyzes thousands of goods continously. The MIT goods basket has not exactly the same composition as the basket of the official CPI statistics. MIT currently shows an inflation for the US which is higher than the officially reported one:Source:… more »

08/30/11

Permalink 06:45:44 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 93 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Jackson Hole Conference: Presentations, published on the Kansas City Fed homepage Assessing Current Trends in Global Growth, by Dani Rodik (Harvard) Balancing Growth with Equity, by Esther Duflo (MIT) Achieving Growth Amid Fiscal Imbalances,… more »
Permalink 04:42:08 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 170 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
WSJ: Look at Case-Shiller by Metro Area, August 30, 2011 S&P/Case-Shiller home-price data showed sideways movement in June, as prices were boosted from a month earlier thanks to seasonal factors but remained below year-ago levels. The composite… more »
Permalink 04:34:20 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 99 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Bloomberg: Consumer Confidence in U.S. Sinks to Lowest Since ’09 on Economic Concerns, August 30, 2011Confidence among U.S. consumers plunged in August to the lowest in more than two years as Americans’ outlooks for employment, incomes and business… more »
Permalink 04:26:19 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Keywords: US Economy, US Monetary Policy more »
Permalink 08:18:26 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 8 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global, Economics Asia
August 30, 2011 Keywords: China, Chinese Economy, Chinese Monetary Policy more »
Permalink 08:14:35 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 100 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Project Syndicate: The Trouble with Eurobonds, by Hans-Werner Sinn, August 26, 2011 Instead of introducing another instrument for redistribution, Sinn believes that it is now time for the Euro countries in the South to clean up their public finances t… more »

08/29/11

Permalink 06:14:32 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 147 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Pablo Guerrón-Quintana, Keith Kuester, and Juan Rubio-Ramírez, “Fiscal Volatility Shocks and Economic Activity”, Univ. of Pennsylvania, August 2011 "We study the effects of changes in uncertainty about future scal policy o… more »

08/28/11

Permalink 05:56:22 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 59 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Asset Bubbles, Monetary Policy more »
Permalink 05:47:17 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 111 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
Find below an interesting link to a 2009 conversation between a Chengdu (China) local representative of World Bank's International Finance Corporation and a US delegation. In an open conversation, the local IFC representative admits that China might have… more »
Permalink 12:39:43 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Economic Freedom, Quality of Life more »
Permalink 09:58:46 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 250 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Good NYT article from David Leonhardt in the latest weekend edition on the latest decision of the Fed not to immediately start with a QE3 program. David points out that the public conversation still matters in the Fed decision making process. And how it… more »

08/27/11

Permalink 12:15:53 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 16 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
August 26, 2011Keywords: Sovereign Debt, Economic Growth more »
Permalink 10:03:30 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 8 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Economics, History of Economics more »
Permalink 09:56:26 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 47 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Menzie Chinn, an advocate for a policy which further weakens the dollar (arguing with fascinating charts): Econbrowser: Dollar Watch, August 25, 2011. A further depreciation of the dollar is not for the good of the American consumer and, of course… more »
Permalink 09:18:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 77 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
the "Positives" and "Negatives" of this week. Unexpected positive and negative news are more or less in balance. Consistent austerity and fiscal policies in both the US and Europe could probably change things to the better quite quickly. Keywords:… more »
Permalink 08:57:24 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 155 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
In his August 26, 2011, Jackson Hole speech, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke clearly communicated that there will be no immediate QE3. He passed the ball to politicians:The Economist: Passing the baton, August 26, 2011IN HIS Jackson Hole speech a year… more »

08/25/11

Permalink 02:30:01 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 76 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
Project Syndicate: China’s New Currency Policy, by Martin Feldstein, August 23, 2011 China’s government may be about to let the renminbi-dollar exchange rate rise more rapidly in the coming months than it did during the past year. The exchange rate wa… more »
Permalink 06:43:17 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 87 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Voxeu: Eurobonds: Wrong solution for legal, political, and economic reasons, Daniel Gros, August 24, 2011 Eurobonds are being touted as the silver bullet to resolve the Eurozone crisis. This column argues that the Eurobonds proposal fails on legal, po… more »

08/24/11

Permalink 08:59:18 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 151 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Becker Posner Blog: Deserving and Undeserving Inequality–Becker , August 22, 2011 During the past 25 years, inequality in the world has greatly declined mainly because of the rapid growth in incomes in large poorer nations, especially China, India, a… more »
Permalink 05:02:49 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Capitalism, Myth more »
Permalink 03:12:58 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 60 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Welt: Is Ireland a model for how the West can recover? August 10, 2011Lower salaries and a well-structured bailout have made Ireland competitive again, though its export-driven growth is still vulnerable to the fallout of a reeling world economy. Loo… more »
Permalink 06:58:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 5 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Keywords: US Economy, Economic Policy more »

08/23/11

Permalink 01:26:24 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Could austerity build trust...Keywords: Irish Government Bond Yields, Italian Government Bond Yields more »
August 22, 2011 Keywords: Economic Growth, Stimulus more »
Permalink 07:10:07 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 27 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
UBS-ByGeorge_The Convulsions of Political Economy2011!08!16(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = d… more »

08/22/11

Permalink 09:10:46 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 55 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
CNBC: Germany Must Decide What Kind of Euro It Wants: Jim O’Neill, August 22, 2011Keywords: Euro Crisis, Germany more »

08/21/11

Permalink 08:59:27 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 182 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Greece this Sunday called on the European Union to show leadership to stem a growing row among eurozone members over a deal under which Finland will receive collateral for fresh loans to Athens.Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos urged European official… more »
Part 1:Part 2:Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, strong National Economies, Economic Growth, Predictable Political Institutions, Free Market Environment, Incentives for Risk Takers more »
Permalink 08:18:57 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 190 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
NYT: The Sad Statistic That Trumps the Others, August 20,2011THERE’S been a lot of bad economic news lately, yet we may be overlooking the most disturbing development of all: our economic productivity has been weakening. This isn’t just a problem for… more »
Permalink 08:02:08 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 70 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Chile^s former finance minister and Columbia University visiting professor Andres Velasco is convinced that Eurbonds, in combination with intelligently designed fiscal rules, are the way to go for crisis resolution:Eurobonds without FearAndres Vela… more »

08/20/11

Permalink 04:20:36 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 181 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
EuroIntelligence: The Big Cannoli, by Barry Eichengreen, Berkeley, August 17, 2011 While Europeans were off basking on the shores of the sunny Mediterranean, the crisis was not on holiday. If you’re back, reading this, you will know that while you w… more »
Permalink 02:10:26 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 8 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Keywords: 10 Year US Government Bond, Sovereign Bond Yields more »
Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs senior investment strategist: NY Fed President William C. Dudley:layer" height="380" wid… more »
Permalink 09:01:21 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 117 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Europe
Telegraph: Bond markets signal 'Japanese' slump for US and Europe, August 18, 2011 The global credit markets are braced for deflation and perhaps depression. Panic flight to safety has pushed the yield on 10-year US Treasuries below 2pc for the fir… more »

08/19/11

Permalink 03:51:33 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 23 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Debt Disaster, Uncertainty, Volatility more »
Permalink 07:39:00 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 83 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
According to Prof. Steve Horwitz, one contemporary economic myth is that the cost of living has consistently risen for Americans over the past century. In fact, prices are higher today than they were 100 years ago. However, prices today have been heavily… more »
Permalink 07:27:45 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 82 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
James Hamilton states that the US is "not dead yet": Econbrowser: Not dead yet, August 17, 2011 but he mentions the fragile situation: "There's still plenty to worry about, and deep anxiety by consumers and investors can be both an indicator of… more »
Permalink 07:22:42 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 204 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Morgan Stanley sees more difficult times ahead for the US and the EuroZone. They say that monetary policy could be further loosened but that measures to reduce sovereign debt are not sufficient. Inflation is currently definitely not a problem in slow gro… more »

08/18/11

Permalink 06:12:27 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 281 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
The Tobin Tax is again on the table after the Merkel Sarkozy meeting: Reuters Blog: Merkel and Sarkozy are right about a Tobin tax, August 17, 2011 The issue of such a tax has been raised again and again during the crisis, for example by the EU par… more »

08/17/11

Permalink 08:48:25 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 20 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Spiegel Online International: Debt Brakes Are the Best Way Out of The Crisis, August 11, 2011 Keywords: Sovereign Debt Crisis, Debt Limits more »

08/16/11

Permalink 08:52:11 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 208 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
EuroIntelligence: “When the time is right”, August 16, 2011The debate on Eurobonds has reached fever pitch in Germany. Sueddeutsche Zeitung writes that the German government was now actively discussing Eurobonds internally. While Angela Merkel was st… more »
Permalink 11:04:08 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 41 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Reputed Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports that more and more members of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party (CDU) support the introduction of a Eurobond. Angela Merkel herself has opposed this step so far.Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeit… more »
Permalink 06:57:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 240 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Chatrath, Arjun, Dailing, Ryan , Miao, Hong and Ramchander, Sanjay, Currency Jumps, Cojumps and Trading Profits: Role of Macroeconomic Announcements (June 28, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1874486 Abstracts: "This paper identif… more »

08/15/11

Permalink 08:20:36 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 25 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
''MY NAME IS BOND..EUROBOND'' Jakob von Weizsäcker(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.g… more »
Permalink 03:49:53 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Spiegel: Europe Pressures Merkel to Accept Euro Bonds, August 15, 2011Keywords: Eurobonds, European Union more »
Keywords: Gold Standard, Bretton Woods, Monetary System more »
Permalink 02:49:09 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 36 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Un)happy Birthday, Fiat MoneyKeywords: Fiat Money, Central Banks more »
Permalink 02:03:03 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 13 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Source: Tim Iacono Keywords: US Economy, US Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Index, S&P500 more »
Permalink 07:23:21 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 64 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
MarketWatch: Japan’s economy shrinks less than feared; Post-earthquake GDP better than economists forecast, Aug. 14, 2011 On March 17, 2011, right after the dramatic Japanese earthquake, we posted various links to papers and articles which deal with r… more »

08/13/11

Permalink 03:55:15 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 77 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Tyler Cowen (George Mason University) sees deep economic problems in the US: - stagnation of real wages since a long time - not enough innovation - education system has to be improved - start up activity is at a too low level Tyler makes an in… more »
Permalink 09:13:10 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 43 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Some good thoughts of entrepreneur and blogger Barry Ritholtz ("The Big Picture") on the US economy and government policies. He says that government should leave something behind (e.g. infrastructure) that is useful for the private economy.… more »
Permalink 08:14:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 386 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
In this interesting paper the authors do research on the impact of cost savings and tax increases on growth. In tendency, they come to the conclusion that fiscal stimuli based upon tax cuts are more likely to increase growth than those based upon spendin… more »

08/12/11

Permalink 03:54:16 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Budget Deficits, Sustainable Public Finances more »
Permalink 10:36:19 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 18 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Financial Times Deutschland: Schweiz könnte Franken an den Euro fesseln, August 11, 2011 more »

08/11/11

Permalink 12:48:01 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 78 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
In the short term, a weak dollar is a tremendous support for the US economy. A further weakening of the dollar as compared to world's major currency and the Chinese yuan is the most likely scenario. The US will do almost everything to force a shift in tr… more »
Following graph shows the public expenditure quote (government spending as a percentage of GDP) of the US, Germany and Switzerland as well as government income. The picture for the US is dramatic. Even before the financial crisis the gap between public s… more »
Permalink 10:58:32 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 5 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Tax Havens, Non-oppressive Governments more »
Permalink 09:25:20 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 45 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Harvard economist Greg Mankiw says Fed Chairman Bernanke may use a price-level target to spur U.S. economic growth while minimizing fears of Japanese-style hyperinflation. Youtube Video: In Fed's toolbox, one untested method remains: economist, August… more »
Permalink 09:13:32 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 284 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe, Economics Switzerland
Spiegel Online International: What the Financial Crisis Means for Germany, August 9, 2011 Looking at the problems of the Eurozone, Germany can definitely not be considered as a safe haven: "For the time being, Germany itself looks safe from attack… more »
Permalink 08:52:47 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 54 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Reuters: Goldman says QE3 likely after dovish Fed statement, August 10, 2011Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday a third round of quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve is likely after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised to keep rates at extraordinari… more »

08/10/11

Permalink 05:40:57 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 15 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
This looks somehow familiar... Pettis on China is a Must Read Keywords: China, Chinese Economy more »
Permalink 04:09:37 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 45 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Spiegel gives a good overview of national debt levels in an interactive graph: Click on the graph to go to the original page. The graph shows that there are still many nations which have reasonable debt levels. Maybe they should form a "Careful sp… more »
Permalink 03:41:04 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 42 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Several countries are on a currency-war to try to push their currencies to the bottom, a practice which has led in some ways to the crisis climate in the global economy, Dow Jones Newswires's Mike Casey reports. August 9, 2011 Keywo… more »
Permalink 02:14:23 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 83 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
NYT: The Downgrading of a Debtor Nation, by Menzie D. Chinn and Jeffry A. Frieden, August 8, 2011 "An economically responsible, politically feasible distribution of the costs of working our way out of the crisis will require higher taxes, a more effic… more »
Permalink 07:53:17 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 88 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Tim Iacono on the announcement to keep interest rates low through mid-2013: "By promising to keep rates low gat least through mid-2013 in the policy statement released earlier today, the central bank assured the nationfs big banks of continuing to… more »

08/09/11

Permalink 10:45:59 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Keywords: Socialism, Role of the State more »
Permalink 10:41:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 70 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Chinese government officials tell the US that they are addicted to debt. Looking at the US balance sheet they might not be that wrong in this case. Getting healed from this addiction means to reduce spending dramatically and to start to give more weight… more »

08/08/11

We currently hear hard words from Chinese media. This is a special one: "Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States, as the world's sole superpower, has relied on its powerful military to meddle everywhere in international affairs … pay… more »
Permalink 02:24:58 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 56 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
The Economist about China's economy surpassing the US', the power of a free market system, failing politicians in Washington and some hope that the US will now learn and implement the necessary measures... maybe staying ahead of China for some longer tim… more »
July 29, 2011 Keywords:Sovereign Debt, US Deficit, EU Deficit more »
Permalink 10:59:05 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 146 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Many economists and analysts expected a dramatic drop (or even crashes) of stock markets today, after US sovereign debt has been downgraded by S&P last Friday.It is not surprising that dramatic stock market drops did not occur so far. Most marke… more »
Permalink 05:54:30 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 114 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe, Economics Global
Telegraph: European Central Bank to 'actively' buy bonds to fight eurozone debt crisis, August 7, 2011 The European Central Bank said on Sunday it would "actively implement" its bond-buying programme to fight the eurozone's debt crisis, signalling it… more »
Permalink 05:46:51 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 204 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
The S&P downgrade is shaking America's economic opinion leaders such as the Bloomberg Editors. They talk of a "Dubious Downgrade" in an August 8 article. Find their argumentation here:Bloomberg: S&P’s Dubious Downgrade of U.S. Is a Reminder o… more »

08/07/11

Permalink 09:46:48 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 34 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
An ideological approach to economic policy does definitely not bring us anywhere. A predictable, well balanced policy approach would:WSJ: Five False Premises about Economic Recovery, by Ha-Joon Chang, August 7, 2011Keywords: Economic Policy, Econom… more »
Permalink 06:15:00 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 136 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Ligthart, Jenny E. and Van Oudheusden, Peter, In Government We Trust: The Role of Fiscal Decentralization (June 16, 2011). CentER Working Paper Series No. 2011-073 Abstract: "We measure the contribution of fiscal decentralization to trust in govern… more »
Permalink 10:50:20 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 9 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
recorded in fall 2009Keywords: Individual Freedom, Government and Freedom more »
NYT: Rating Cut of U.S. Debt Echoes the Nervousness of Global Markets, by Binyamin Appelbaum, August 6, 2011The Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the credit rating of the United States for the first time echoed the nervousness of global mar… more »

08/06/11

Permalink 04:00:56 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 41 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
Kennneth Rogoff suggests that dumping the "Great Recession" label immediately and replace it with "Great Contraction" could be a first step to do better: Project Syndicate: The Second Great Contraction, by Kenneth Rogoff, August 2, 2011 Keywords: U… more »
Permalink 10:23:30 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 6 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
July 5, 2011 Keywords: S&P, US Debt Downgrading more »
Permalink 10:15:39 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 39 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Global
The New York Times about the US debt downgrading: NYT: S.& P. Cuts U.S. Debt Rating for First Time, Aug. 5, 2011 Tyler Cowen on the downgrading: Tyler Cowen Paul Krugman on the downgrading: Paul Krugman Keywords: S&P, US Debt Do… more »

08/04/11

Permalink 03:55:25 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 79 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Project Syndicate: The Root of All Sovereign-Debt Crises, Amar Bhidé and Edmund S. Phelps, August 4, 2011 The Greek debt crisis has prompted questions about whether the euro can survive without a nearly unimaginable centralization of fiscal policy. T… more »

08/03/11

Permalink 01:59:47 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 5 words   English (US)
Categories: Africa
August 2, 2011 Keywords: Economy, Global Economy more »
words: US Economy, US Dollar more »
Permalink 08:02:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 174 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Congressman Ron Paul on his homepage: When a Cut is Not a Cut One might think that the recent drama over the debt ceiling involves one side wanting to increase or maintain spending with the other side wanting to drastically cut spending, but that… more »
Permalink 07:56:05 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 18 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
Becker Posner Blog: Immediate and Medium Term Debt and Deficit Problems-Becker, August 1, 2011 Keywords: US Debt, US Deficit Reduction more »

08/02/11

Permalink 06:07:24 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 194 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics United States
M3 is backSource: nowandfuturesM3, longer term chartSource: nowandfuturesKeywords: US Monetary Policy, M3 more »
Permalink 05:41:28 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 116 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Vox: Germany’s capital exports under the euro, by Hans-Werner Sinn, August 2, 2011 more »

08/01/11

Permalink 07:53:12 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 48 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Global
Find following an interesting article (in German language) in the FAZ about bubbles. Author Joachim Voth explains that bubbles are often the result of wrong regulations which lead to market distortions: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Blasen gibt es i… more »
Permalink 07:18:46 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com Email , 5 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Asia
eywords: China, Chinese Economy, Currencies more »
Permalink 07:05:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 394 words   English (US)
Categories: Economics Europe
Luigi Zingales (U. of Chicago) and Roberto Perotti (Bocconi) state in a Bloomberg article, that the latest effort by European policy makers to contain the debt crisis offers only temporary relief for the euro area. They believe that the currently propose… more »

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