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    Interest Rates

    September 22, 2015

    The Fed’s decision last week not to raise interest rates has produced a predictable burst of apoplexy in the banking industry. So what? Banks would be more profitable if rates were higher. These low rates have squeezed their net interest margins and banker are prone to bleat very loudly if their bonus opportunities are damaged […]

    Economics, Politics / austerity, economic theory, inflation, Keynes, Paul Krugman /

    Beating Dead Horse?

    September 22, 2015

    I am not sure I understand the point of Alexander Kaufman’s column in the Huffington Post. In it he takes Paul Krugman to task for being repetitive and talking about just there things: austerity is bad, inflation fears are overblown, and Keynes was right. Well now. Whether or not we have disagreements with Krugman – […]

    Economics, Politics / economic policy, Glenn Hubbard, Inside Job, Jeb Bush, tax cuts /

    Jeb!’s Tax Plan Blues

    September 10, 2015

    Silly season is well and truly underway. Earlier this week Jeb! – formerly known as Jeb Bush – released his great spanking new tax plan. Except there wasn’t much new in it. We’ve seen all of it before, but usually in separate pieces. Undaunted by the spectacular failure of his brother’s 2001 and 2003 tax […]

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