Posts Tagged ‘ capital spending ’

Fraud, Folly, and Central Banking

Sep 18th, 2007 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Macro Economics
"Given how the Fed has reacted to the credit crunch so far, a Nobel Prize for Dr. Bernanke now seems out of the question..." "IT IS FRAUD to accept what you cannot repay," said Publilius Syrus way back in the first century BC. But Syrus was merely a Roman hack...and a freed ...read more


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