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Economics / bank reform, consumer confidence, deficits, Federal Reserve Board, fiscal policy, GDP, inflation, interest rates, jobs, monetary policy, recovery, stimulus, wages /

Wobbly Numbers. Wobbly Economy?

April 21, 2011

Just as we enter the big debate over cutting the deficit we are getting a string of mixed signals about the economy. It isn’t as robust as it should be, especially in view of the inevitable negative impact resulting from austerity measures. We don’t have a great deal of room to maneuver, which makes the […]

Economics / home prices, real estate, recovery /

Real Estate Ekes Out A Gain

April 20, 2011

Lost in the torrent of talk about austerity and cost cutting are reports about the actual economy. Today we heard that real estate is sputtering along a little better than before. Sales of existing, rather than new, homes rose slightly in March, up 3.7%. This is a nice bounce up from February’s 8.9% drop, but […]

Economics / Bush, deficits, fiscal policy, health care, Obama, Reagan, republican party /

Republican Strategy

April 20, 2011

As I have mentioned before: what are they thinking? The Republicans have taken a dramatic stand on deficit reduction. Indeed they have made it their entire reason for being since they retook the House last November. Their hardline supporters are fired up and believe that this is their opportunity to hack away at the social […]