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Why high unemployment in the U.S. is expected for 2010-2014
06/06/2009
Structural problems like a mismatch of skills between maufacturing and construction sectors worst hit since 2008 and growing sectors like healthcare is one problem. Geographic factors and difficulty selling homes in states like Michigan is another. The tighter credit from a return of banking sector losses from bad home equity loans that is expected in late 2010 will keep the recovery from taking hold keeping unemployment high. The economic uncertainty following repeated budget battles between political parties also affects business investment.
Grouped Articles
90 Million Americans Not Working
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2013
Hiring Slowdown Blurs Growth View
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Confronting Old Problem May Require a New Deal
New York Times 01/28/2014
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2014
New York Times 04/05/2012
Hiring Is Strong and Jobless Rate Declines to 6.1%
New York Times 07/03/2014
Risky bank lending to private equity and hedge funds and higher leverage in the U.S. -2009-2010.
01/19/2009
The return to risky investments and lending of financial institutions in the USA, as the 2008-2009 financial crisis recedes after heavy government intervention.
Grouped Articles
Hedge Funders Are All a Little Nuts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
New York Times 11/04/2014
The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast
New York Times 04/24/2015
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Wasted Opportunity: Hedge Funds Falter
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2016
Banks' Loans To Funds Are Back at Levels Before Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2010
U.S.-China relations 2010-2013
01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations. Policy differences and trade relations are expected to exacerbate in 2010. The role of the U.S. as a supplicant to China in 2009 may lead to frustration and stepping back. US-China relations are tense because of continuing trade pressures and large trade deficits as China continues with its export model. Currency issues also an irritant.
Grouped Articles
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/2010
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2014
U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties
New York Times 01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com
Washington Post 01/03/2010
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
Washington Post 01/04/2010
China denounces U.S. trade ruling on steel pipes
Washington Post 01/01/2010
Countrywide, its founder Angelo Mozilo, and Bank of America
01/05/2009
Countrywide is now a unit of Bank of America. Countrywide became known for questionable practices in the mortgage lending business. Countrywide turns out to be a failed and dangerous acquisition for Bank of America.
Grouped Articles
BofA's Blunder: $40 Billion-Plus
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2012
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Court Weighs Penalty in Bank of America 'Hustle' Case
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Settles Fraud Case for $67.5 Million
New York Times 10/15/2010
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion To Settle Mortgage Securities Suit
New York Times 03/26/2014
BofA Deal With U.S. Is Hung Up Over Penalties Tied to Countrywide, Merrill
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2014
Mervyn King on capital reserve requirements for British banks beyond 2010
01/28/2008
Grouped Articles
Barclays Plans to Issue New Shares
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2013
Mervyn King's Threat to British Banking
Wall Street Journal 11/11/2010
A Crisis of Faith in Mervyn King, Britain's Central Banker
New York Times 02/06/2011
British banks: Vickers in a twist
Economist 01/29/2011
Speed Overhaul, Banker Tells U.K.
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2011
Bank reform: Commission accomplished
Economist 04/16/2011
RBS and Lloyd's Banking Group and reckless management.
09/17/2007
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyd's banking Group were part of the U.K. bank bailout. This was a case of poor decisions, reckless management and excessive risk taking without attention to possible consequences. Cameron and Osborne of the Conservatives and Mervyn King of the Bank of England voiced criticism of these behaviours that has cost the British taxpayer.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2013
New York Times 06/12/2013
The future of Lloyds: Stuff happened
Economist 09/25/2010
Past Sins Haunting Royal Bank of Scotland
New York Times 01/27/2014
Legal Costs Set to Put RBS in the Red
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
IKB Deutsche Industrie Bank and Sachsen LB
08/20/2007
German state-owned banks that engaged in reckless risktaking and had to be supported by the German central bank to prevent complete collapse.
Grouped Articles
Debt Puts German Banks in a Bind
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2007
Europeâs Mightiest Banks Still Grapple With Crisis
New York Times 06/27/2012
Ireland's austerity measures and banking crisis.
04/03/2009
Grouped Articles
In Ireland, Hope of Retroactive Relief
Wall Street Journal 06/29/12
Ireland Faces Seventh Year of Austerity
Wall Street Journal 10/16/13
Hardships Linger for a Mending Ireland
New York Times 12/11/13
New York Times 04/03/09
Support of Anglo Irish Bank Strains Ireland
New York Times 08/31/10
Ireland Faces Battle Over Europe Stability Treaty
New York Times 05/01/12
China's economy after the global economic crisis of 2008.
01/14/2009
Stimulus spending, surge in bank loans.
Grouped Articles
Tax Cut Spurs 25% Rise in Chinese Auto Sales
Wall Street Journal 03/11/09
New York Times 04/03/09
Wall Street Journal 08/25/15
China Bank Airs Concern Over Loans
Wall Street Journal 07/14/09
Wall Street Journal 07/25/09
A New U.S. Dialogue With China
Wall Street Journal 07/27/09
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/15
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/09
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/11
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/11
European Central Bank policies in 2010-2012.
02/05/2008
The ECB rate changes and policy in 2010-2012.
Grouped Articles
ECB Moves Markets, Not Economy
Wall Street Journal 05/03/13
Shares Rise on Wall Street and in Europe
New York Times 06/06/12
Europe’s Central Banker Engineers His Economics
New York Times 02/05/08
2 Major European Banks Keep Record-Low Rates
New York Times 11/04/10
ECB Seeks Funds for Capital Base
Wall Street Journal 12/17/10
Rate Rise Signaled for Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal 03/04/11
Food prices in India.
01/19/2008
Inflation and the supply shock for food prices in India. The efforts of the RBI, India's central bank, to control inflation with a series of interest rate increases.
Grouped Articles
India's Central Bank Surprises Markets With Rate Increase
Wall Street Journal 09/21/13
India's Central Banker Lobbies Fed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/13
It's India's Year of Inflation
BusinessWeek 07/22/10
Staying Away from Indian Bonds
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
Wall Street Journal 09/04/10
Setting a Course for India's Inflation Nirvana
Wall Street Journal 01/23/14
Martin Feldstein on the risks for the American Economy after failures in the Obama Economic plan.
09/12/2007
Failures to address problems on the housing front, especialy the problems for 15 million homeowners under water- see the links to opeds by Feldstein suggesting focus on these issues throughout 2008-2009. And the focus on health care which diverted attention from this problem and the problem facing bad loans in commercial real estate. Other problems are failure to get bank lending up for businesses. And the failure of Obama health care plans to control the increase in the nation's surging health care spending, instead increasing the deficit to unsustainable levels. Public sentiment as shown in WSJ/NBC polls confirm Feldstein's sense of the situation.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/08/13
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/09
Wall Street Journal 09/12/07
How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/08
Wall Street Journal 02/20/08
Enough With the Interest Rate Cuts
Wall Street Journal 04/15/08
China IPO's.
05/24/2006
Ag bank and other Chinese IPO's.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Plans to Loosen Control Over IPO System
Wall Street Journal 11/18/13
Wall Street Journal 06/30/10
Agricultural Bank of China Raises $19 Billion in I.P.O.
New York Times 07/06/10
China Unveils IPO Guidelines Ahead of Expected New-Offering Flood
Wall Street Journal 12/02/13
Hong Kong IPOs Come Under Fire
Wall Street Journal 05/10/12
IPO Market Feels Chill From Stock Plunge
Wall Street Journal 08/25/15
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