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Economics / Federal Reserve Board, interest rates, monetary policy /

History Made: For Interest Rates or Inflation?

October 26, 2010

Well, we did it. Yesterday’s treasury auction was a resounding success. Investor demand for US Treasury bonds was very strong. This should shut the austerity hawks up, but I doubt that it will. Were the credit markets so squeamish about all that US government debt investors would not be flocking to buy those bonds in […]

Economics / banking, deficits, fiscal policy, Keynes, Minsky, monetary policy /

It’s The Economy Stupid

October 25, 2010

Immortal words when first uttered. Now they seem more an epitaph to a failed period of Democratic rule. That the Democrats are about to get thrashed is a just and deserved punishment for a group of timid and divided politicians. That the economy will suffer over the next two years as a direct result of […]

Economics / bank reform, banking, deficits, dollar, foreclosures, GDP, imports, interest rates /

Thoughts For The Weekend

October 22, 2010

Here are some snippets to ponder while you wait for the weekend to get under way: The US is pushing for the G20 countries to adhere to limits on their trade deficits. The suggested limit is 4% of GDP. How convenient for the US that its trade deficit is only 3.2%. Some other usual suspects […]

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