Sorry to throw Krugman at you two days in a row, but he seems to be the only one making sense on the latest fun issue to leak out of Washington: the old ‘bad bank’ idea is back in town. Here is his Op-Ed piece this morning: Op-Ed Columnist – Wall Street Voodoo As someone […]

Good weekend reading for those who want to go a little deeper into the perils of our economy. First a link to Paul Krugman’s blog at the New York Times: Op-Ed Columnist – Paul Krugman Blog I want to call your attention to two of his entries: First is the short piece about ‘Zero Lower […]

This is not as interesting as railing about bank bailouts … but I should pass on the inflation figures released today. Here is the government report, hot from the press: Consumer Price Index (CPI) The major news here is, of course, the incredibly low inflation rate for the year. At 0.1% it is the lowest […]