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    The Long Slowdown Continues

    May 25, 2011

    One of the things I find most odd about our economy, perhaps dispiriting is the better word, is that no matter how hard I try, I find it difficult to become truly upbeat about it. We appear stuck in some gigantic rut the boundaries of which prevent us from breaking free and getting back anywhere […]

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    New Home Sales Rise; So What?

    May 24, 2011

    Sorry. I just can’t get too excited over today’s news that sales of new homes rose 7.3% in April. So what? But I pass the news on despite myself. Sales are now running at an annual rate of 323,000, which is much better than March’s 301,000, but is way below – to the tune of […]

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    Banks, Debt, and Other Oddities

    May 20, 2011

    It’s the end of a long and busy week. I have been less involved in the latest economic news largely because of other commitments. Plus everything seems to have reached an impasse. For instance, our banks have managed to escape serious punishment for the disaster they foisted on us. Some of you are skeptics and […]

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