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Robert Gordon and other experts on the economic growth prospects for 2010 and into 2011.
04/30/2010
Gordon sees a weakening in growth from the 3.24% growth in 1st quarter 2010 (BEA numbers) as exports are not holding up and state and local government spending is deteriorating rapidly. The inventory change numbers which were signifcant this quarter as businesses replaced equipment and IT, will be winding down in size.
Grouped Articles
At Least 50 of Cityâs Senior Centers Expected to Close to Save Money
New York Times 04/30/2010
Business Spending Propels Recovery
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
Assessment of Financial reforms bills in Congress- June 2010.
04/16/2010
Christopher Whalen of the Institutional Ris Anlayst sees the reform bills as inadequate to meet a future crisis. And watered down in Congressional negotiation, responding more to symptoms than the root causes of the last crisis.
Grouped Articles
Trench Warfare: Send In the Deputies
New York Times 04/16/2010
New York Times 04/18/2010
A Dubious Way to Prevent Fiscal Crisis
New York Times 06/04/2010
The Fates and Faces of the Affected
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2010
Financial Bill Would Create World Model, Volcker Says
New York Times 06/09/2010
Giving In on Trading, Banks Focus on Other Losses
New York Times 06/14/2010
Negative Equity in homes as a huge drag on the economy.
01/24/2010
2.4 million foreclosures estimated for 2009 by Moody's Economy.com on top of 2 millon in 2008.
Grouped Articles
Second-Lien Loans May Prompt New Losses for Banks
New York Times 07/16/2011
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
Underwater, but Will They Leave the Pool?
New York Times 01/24/2010
Anger Over Foreclosures Exposes Political Divisions
New York Times 10/11/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/26/2010
A brief history of reform efforts in US health care, retrospective look at a time of deadlock.
01/20/2010
Leonhardt looks at the history of reform efforts and puts it in perspective.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 01/20/2010
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/2011
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2011
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2011
Obamacare: The reckoning - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/23/2012
Analysis by The Economist and other expert opinion in 2010 of the economic prospects for Europe and the U.S.
01/11/2010
The Economist looks at the near term trends- unemployment not down as much in Britain in August and consumer spending holding up in Britain- as evidence a recovery is looming. And it cites the Suppy Managment Index up slightly in the US. Most other experts see a difficult situation in 2011 as the stimulus fades and local governments cut back- economists such as Stiglitz, Shiller, Krugman, Feldstein and others, and businessmen like Malone.
Grouped Articles
Brazil's north-east: Catching up in a hurry
Economist 05/21/2011
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2015
The world economy: The odd decouple
Economist 09/04/2010
The U.S. Economy: Stuck in Neutral
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
BusinessWeek 10/14/2010
America's economy: Not by monetary policy alone
Economist 10/28/2010
Robert Lighthizer and other experts call for trade and globalization practices that work for the U.S.
01/06/2010
The failure of the establishment of both parties in the USA to take action in the face of the loss of 5.6 million jobs in the last decade, with $4.3 trillion in trade imbalances. An issue which resonates with voters in the US and could lead to a fundamental realignent of American attitudes to globalization and free trade. The feeling that the free-trade deck is stacked against the USA by Asian countries. China's efforts to keep the yuan dollar exchange rate at levels that favor exports. China's accumulation of over $3 trillion in dollar reserves that are parked mostly in Treasury's that keep U.S. interests low. Distortons in the global economy from the failure to rebalance the world economy hurts China and the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/2011
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/2010
New York Times 09/30/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/2016
Failure to control overbilling by pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment and device makers in the health reform bill.
12/10/2009
Only $10 million annual increase to control fraud has been allocated in the bill. Its not likely to do much to control the overbilling and may be one more reason the health care reform bill will be a failure in controlling costs. Pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services as the major unsolved problem in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/21/2013
BusinessWeek 12/10/2009
How the Senate bill would contain the cost of health care : The New Yorker
New Yorker 01/04/2010
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/2011
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2011
A grim diagnosis for our ailing U.S. health care system - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/28/2011
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
India- lack of transparency and fairness in auctions of telecommunications bandwidths.
04/10/2009
2008 auctions were rigged according to the Auditor-General's report. The loss to the governmet of $38 billion. The department of Telecommunications is described as failing miserably to do the due diligence. Adds to the general sense of corruption in the handling of governmental affairs.
Grouped Articles
Indian PM slams anti-corruption activist as protests over arrest spread - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/17/2011
Indian Parliament Passes Bill Forming Anticorruption Agency
New York Times 12/18/2013
Corruption Mars Image of Change in India Elections
Wall Street Journal 04/10/2009
China Slips in Corruption Perceptions Report
New York Times 12/02/2014
Upstart Party Scores Victory in India State Elections
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2015
India Auction for Cellphone Spectrum Was Rigged, Report Says
New York Times 11/16/2010
Fragility of social cohesion in the U.S. with unemployment concentrated in the lower middle and working classes.
03/11/2009
Figures from the Center of Labor Market Studies of Northeastern University in Boston showing unemployment of 9% in the $40,000 to $50,000 annual household income group and going up to 31% at the lowest income group. Higher inequality as differences in education between lower income and higher income Americans grows. The problem of the long term unemployed is a serious one.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2011
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Errors made- US and Japanese economy comparisons for a lost decade.
02/13/2009
Japan's economy suffered badly after a flood of credit and bad loans, resulting in deflation and a lost decade. The comparison with what the US faces now.
Grouped Articles
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
Japanese Prices Rise, Signaling Rebound
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2013
In Japan’s Stagnant Decade, Cautionary Tales for America
New York Times 02/13/2009
In Japan’s Stagnant Decade, Cautionary Tales for America
New York Times 02/13/2009
New York Times 10/30/2014
Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2015
The US TARP program and recovery of the governments investment in TARP.
01/17/2009
Grouped Articles
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Plan to Help Banks Clear Their Books Is Halted
New York Times 06/04/2009
Bank Bailouts Approach a Final Reckoning
Wall Street Journal 12/20/2014
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
In Search of One Bold Stroke to Save the Banks
New York Times 01/17/2009
The total cost to US taxpayers for Fannie and Freddie.
01/12/2009
The total cost could be $658 billion, according to a Standard and Poor's estimate in late 2010. And prove very costly for taxpayers in the USA. The government put the agencies in conservatorship during the housing crisis of 2008.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/2013
Freddie's Profit Soars on Housing Rebound
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Fannie Chief: Payout Must Not Delay Revamp
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/2013
White House Rejects Fannie-Freddie Recapitalization Plans
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Public opinion and sentiment in Congress on the Goldman case.
04/22/2010
Senate questioning of Goldman witnesses. The effect on public opinion as the SEC's case against Goldman moves forward.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/23/13
Goldman Chief Defends Firmâs Actions on Mortgage Deals
New York Times 04/27/10
New York Times 04/27/10
Meet the Real Villain of the Financial Crisis
New York Times 04/27/10
BusinessWeek 04/22/10
A Message to Wall Street's Fabulous Fabs
BusinessWeek 04/22/10
Toyota crisis and changes in direction for Japanese economy in 2010.
02/09/2010
Experts in Japan ponder the future direction of Japan's economy, possibly into a US style service industry dominated economy away from the mass manufacturing of the postwar era.
Grouped Articles
In Toyota Mess, Lesson for Japan
New York Times 02/09/10
Japanâs Prime Minister Warns That Debt Could Bring a Crisis Like That of Greece
New York Times 06/11/10
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/10
Toyota's Domestic Plant Problem
Wall Street Journal 02/09/11
Shaking up Japan: Bold, or plain reckless?
Economist 02/05/11
Toyota Unveils New Business Plan
Wall Street Journal 03/09/11
David Stockman, Reagan's Budget Director prodigy, on bank behaviour and solutions to the banking and economic crisis.
01/20/2010
Stockman takes on the banks as instruments of the impoverishment of the U.S. economy and of the American middle class. He derides the loose monetary policy of the Fed, that has encouraged insane and socially unproductive behaviours of the American banks.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/13
New York Times 07/21/11
Taxing Wall Street Down to Size
New York Times 01/20/10
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse
New York Times 07/31/10
Tom Keene Talks with David Stockman
BusinessWeek 08/12/10
Opinions Are Split on Fed Policy Move
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
The performance of socially conscious economies of Europe and the U.S. economy compared.
01/11/2010
Why Europe compares favorably with the US economy in areas like unemployment when looking at the 24-54 working age group, technology adoption, economic growth when you factor out population growth in the USA, and with higher taxes offset by social benefits for large segments of society.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/13
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/14
Growth isn’t enough to help the middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/14/13
New York Times 01/11/10
New York Times 02/09/10
Comparative Advantage and American Jobs
Wall Street Journal 01/26/11
U.S.-Japanese relations.
01/07/2010
Relations between the United States and Japan as the Hatoyama administration takes a more independent approach to Japanese-American relations.
Grouped Articles
Japanâs Premier Will Quit as Approval Plummets
New York Times 06/01/10
Seoul Scores Victory in Textbook War Against Japan in U.S.
Wall Street Journal 02/08/14
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/14
An Ohio Church Puts the Yarn in Japan's 'Yarn Alive' Club
Wall Street Journal 03/04/12
Japanese Elderly Knit a Safety Net
Wall Street Journal 03/05/12
Obama Juggles Itinerary in Bid to Ease Tensions Between Two Asian Allies
New York Times 03/24/14
Avatar, James Cameron's movie, as a movie with aglobal dimension in sales.
01/05/2010
Sales in countries like Russia, Brazil, and other places overseas helped push sales over $1 billion, with foreign sales comprising two thirds of sales. The movie's anticapitalist message also fits the times and is especially popular overseas, with greedy capitalists trying to mine amineral on another planet and displacing the people living there.
Grouped Articles
Behind Momentum of 'Avatar' Is a Growing Audience Abroad
Wall Street Journal 01/05/10
Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal
New York Times 07/18/11
The state attorneys general in the U.S. and the subprime lending and foreclosure crises and mortgage settlements.
12/08/2009
Federal regulators and the Bush and Obama administrations failed miserably to help homeowners achieve loan modifications. This with the false belief that putting homeowners out of their homes would actually speed up a recovery, considering the huge scale of foreclosures in the USA , the high unemployment and other problems hitting the economy. Feldstein's consistent arguments for homeowner relief throughout 2008 and 2009- considering the large number of homeowners under water- as the mortgage crisis unfolded, were ignored by the Bush and Obama administrations. See the comparisons to Japan's lost decade, as the lack of recovery in housing adds to problems with job losses. The lawsuits, legal action and mortgage settlements facing banks as they make their way through the mortgage mess.
Grouped Articles
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/13
Wall Street Journal 12/31/13
Fannieâs and Freddieâs Foreclosure Oversight Questioned
New York Times 10/19/10
Banks Keep their Mortgage Litigation Reserves a Secret
New York Times 01/16/14
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/14
BP’s Cuts May Wound Portfolio Recovery
Wall Street Journal 02/04/15
Goldman Sachs, Paulson, and the S.E.C. suit in the Abacus case.
05/04/2009
Paulson had Goldman Sachs structure as ecurity out of handpicked bad apples in the mortgage securities market, Goldman then sells these securities to institutional investors without disclosing what Paulson had done and without disclosing that Paulson had bet heavily against them.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 04/01/10
New York Times 04/17/10
Abacus Deal: As Bad as They Come
Wall Street Journal 04/20/10
Wall Street Journal 04/20/10
Economist 04/29/10
SEC Tries to Rebuild Its Reputation
Wall Street Journal 09/12/13
German reaction to the debt crisis in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
04/09/2009
Germany said to be turning nationalistic in this crisis, seeing Germany's economic successes as its own, and not accepting the advantage of export markets in Europe in strengthening Germany's economic position.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 03/03/10
New York Times 11/03/13
Germany's Surplus Isn't the Problem
Wall Street Journal 11/11/13
How Italy's ENI Vastly Boosted Oil Output
BusinessWeek 04/09/09
Greek Crisis Shows How Germany’s Power Polarizes Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/07/15
New York Times 05/26/10
Historic accord with Russia for cooperation on a new antimissile network for Europe in 2010
03/06/2009
The historic accord reached at the Lisbon NATO conference in November 2010. The anti-missile network will also cover Russia as cooperation develops. The main threat is now seen to be from Iran.
Grouped Articles
Russia Accepts Invitation to Attend NATO Summit Meeting
New York Times 10/19/10
Obama Renewing U.S. Commitment to NATO Alliance
New York Times 03/26/14
Obama Weighs Reviving Nuclear Pact as NATO Moves to Engage Russia
Wall Street Journal 03/06/09
Russia Lifts Its Ban on Delivery of S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile System to Iran
Wall Street Journal 04/14/15
Russian Missiles for the Ayatollah
Wall Street Journal 04/14/15
Putin Lifts Ban on Russian Missile Sales to Iran
New York Times 04/13/15
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 08/27/13
A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
New York Times 11/04/14
The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast
New York Times 04/24/15
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind
Wall Street Journal 08/04/15
Wasted Opportunity: Hedge Funds Falter
Wall Street Journal 01/02/16
Banks' Loans To Funds Are Back at Levels Before Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/09/10
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 09/25/10
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/14
U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties
New York Times 01/13/09
U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com
Washington Post 01/03/10
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
Washington Post 01/04/10
China denounces U.S. trade ruling on steel pipes
Washington Post 01/01/10
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