Economic Trends
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4 Reasons U.S. Doomsayers Are Wrong: Milken Expert
By Gil WeinreichSurveys show most Americans are pessimistic about the U.S. future, but Milken Institute scholar Joel Kurtzman says there are four reasons they are dead wrong.
December 16, 2013
Larry Summers Argues for Easy Money as All Eyes Watch FedSummers fears the U.S. is in danger of sinking into a Japan-style stagnation, which, to be pre-empted, requires long-term unconventional policy support from the Fed.
November 25, 2013
Making Choices; 4 Trends for the Future; Unlocking Information: December Investment Advisor—SlideshowIts a too-familiar problem: paralysis-inducing numbers of choices that leave consumers wondering how theyll ever make a decision.
November 25, 2013
Chile’s Economic Success Gives Upside to Future InvestorsChile is set to embark on a new and decisive economic and social chapter in its history.
November 25, 2013
As Monetary Cliff Looms, Economist Urges Fed to Increase QEInfluential economist John Makin argues that what the world needs now from the Fed is more quantitative easing to forestall deflationary spiral.
November 11, 2013
The new segregationJudge a man by the content of his character, not the thickness of his wallet.
November 10, 2013
Nouriel Roubini Warns of Bubbles in the Economic BrothNouriel Roubini channeled PIMCOs Bill Gross by employing a soup metaphor to warn of economic woes to come.
November 07, 2013
Economic growth beats expectations, but consumer spending still lowHigher taxes and slow wage growth are to blame.