Economic Trends
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Don’t Worry About Asia or China. Do Worry About Saudis and Mideast: Ian Bremmer
By James J. GreenThe bemused markets observer suggests shorting Europe; no Brexit but maybe a Grexit, and sees possibility for more states to fail in Middle East.
December 15, 2015
6 Key Economic Trends for 2016: SIFMAMilestones in employment and inflation seen amid steady growth.
November 24, 2015
Don’t Fear the New Boss at the Minneapolis FedFor one thing, former Treasury official Neel Kashkari isnt a liquidationist, despite what Paul Krugman thinks.
November 24, 2015
Douglass North, Nobel winner for economic history, dies at 95He was the son of a MetLife manager.
November 24, 2015
Douglass North, Nobel winner for economic history, dies at 95He was the son of a MetLife manager.
November 18, 2015
Fed Minutes Signal Likely Rate Hike in DecemberA majority of Fed officials have said they expect to raise interest rates this year for the first time since 2006.
November 17, 2015
Central bankers can stop whining as fiscal policy makers actGovernments are loosening their grip on public expenditures, providing a fiscal boost to complement monetary policy.
November 03, 2015
Nobody won the economic World SeriesIs it true that big sporting events have big economic impacts on their host cities or is it a myth?