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Bernanke to Keep Blocking the Free Market

Sep 1st, 2009 | By Bill Bonner | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Damned if he does; damned if he doesn't. Last week, Ben Bernanke got the nod for another stint as head of the world's most important central bank. Yes, he completely misunderstood the implications of the hugely negative US trade balance, believing that America did the world a favor by spending its ...read more

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Capital Spending: Myth and Reality

Apr 3rd, 2007 | By Michael Shedlock | Category: Macro Economics
In what should be no surprise to readers of this column, BusinessWeek is talking about "The Real Economic Threat: Weak Capital Spending": "Business outlays for new equipment and facilities have slowed sharply over the past year. That's important because when businesses expand their operations they also add to their payrolls. Job ...read more

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