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Economics / banking, Bush, deficits, fiscal policy, GDP, jobs, Reagan, stimulus /

A Left of Center Budget?

April 22, 2011

What would it look like? All the talk so far has centered on the far right plan of the Republicans – a.k.a. the Ryan plan – and Obama’s counter offer, which is more right of center than the media imagines, because of its emphasis on cost cutting rather than revenue raising. This means that there […]

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 […]