Posts Tagged ‘ deficit ’

The Debt Problem Has Not Gone Away

Feb 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Last year's stock market rally was impressive. But what if it was merely a case of investors taking on more risk, having been encouraged by low interest rates and all the liquidity sloshing around in the stock market, taking it higher? How would that be substantially different from banks taking ...read more


Stimulus, Deficit and Elections: Obama Has No Clothes

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Politics
It would be unfair to pounce all over Team Obama this early in their administration. After all, while the Democrats bear a lot of responsibility for the knee-deep toxic mess now covering the floor of the engine room, the bulk of the responsibility has to rest on the shrugging shoulders ...read more