Obama, Romney and the Hail Mary
• http://online.wsj.com, BY HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR.The Fed, seeming to give up on politicians, is trying to heal U.S. debt wounds with a dose of inflation.
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The Fed, seeming to give up on politicians, is trying to heal U.S. debt wounds with a dose of inflation.
The collapse of the Soviet Union in December of 1991 was the best news of my lifetime.
Here are a few interesting tidbits to chew on:
Detroit was once the symbol of prosperity and economic development, but with the decline of the American auto industry, the Motor City has fallen into a great state of dilapidation.
A fascinating and instructive speech today on monetary policy from Ben Bernanke.
The U.S. housing recovery has been sluggish at best. But the question remains: will the recovery hold?
Do students at your local public high school graduate with an understanding of this? If not, you might want to question the value of the institution.
The video here provides us with a succinct summary of the effects of QE2 – beyond what may be questionable impacts on labor.
In its third round of QE, the Fed says it will buy $40 billion in MBS every month for an indefinite period. To do this, it will essentially create money from nothing, paying for its purchases by crediting the reserve accounts of the banks from which
The Federal Reserve continues to pump up this "bubble economy" by recklessly printing money and by setting interest rates artificially low, and the U.S. Congress continues to stand aside and allow them to systematically destroy our economy.
Despite the 6.5% stock market rally over the last three months, a handful of billionaires are quietly dumping their American stocks . . . and fast.
My topic today is "Five Questions about the Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy." I have used a question-and-answer format in talks before, and I know from much experience that people are eager to know more about the Federal Reserve, what we do, and
A federal judge has struck down a rule required under the 2010 financial overhaul that seeks to limit speculative trading of commodities futures.
Raw-milk farmer acquitted in government persecution case
The rule, which was adopted on a divided vote last year, restricted the volume of futures contracts that financial investors can trade for 28 commodities. They are agricultural commodities, energy and metals that are traded on several U.S. exchanges.
"With the acceleration of economic and monetary events here is the first of 3 short films in 2012.
A federal judge has struck down a rule required under the 2010 financial overhaul that seeks to limit speculative trading of commodities futures.
Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke is likely to use a speech Monday to try to focus the market’s attention back on the central bank’s aggressive easing policy and away from the doubts about the policy, Fed watchers say.
The end of the third quarter produced the fourth straight month of gains, as we head into the always fun and volatile fourth quarter, which will also determine the next U.S. president. If you believe in the historical cycles, presidential election
Spain's public debt will reach 90.5% of its gross domestic product in 2013 with its new austerity budget, according to government documents. Spain also revised its debt ratio forecast for this year to 85.5% of GDP, up from 79.8%.
Jay Leno took some surprising shots at President Obama Thursday night.
You need 2.5% to get anything even resembling enough growth to actually add real employment. GDP number includes growth in government spending too, so private-sector growth is even more anemic than 1.3% implies.
The deficit of the U.S. government cannot be sustained. The general public does not understand this.
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More astonishing than the bold plans for a massive rollback was the fact that Ottawa actually did what the document said. Total spending fell by more than 7 per cent over two years, while program spending (excluding interest) fell by almost 10 per
The latest data regarding the economic growth rate of America came from the Commerce Department’s durable goods report, and the headline numbers weren’t good. The total orders for durable goods in the month of August fell 13%, primarily due to a mass
Last week I asked two libertarian economists why central banks and most mainstream economists are against deflation and in favor of inflation. They essentially said what the brilliant article below says: that the masses want their pay to increase,
Braving comparisons to the bankrupted Solyndra, SoloPower is going forward with the production of thin-film solar panels.
Alex welcomes American economist and Infowars contributing writer Paul Craig Roberts to discuss the impact of Eurpoean austerity measures on world markets amidst ongoing riots.
(Reuters) - Top U.S. executives have less confidence in the business outlook now than at any time in the past three years - and a key reason is fear of gridlock in Washington over the fiscal deficit and tax policy.