Economic Trends
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Why world markets focus on tiny Jackson Hole, Wyo.
By Staff WriterThe Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City first lured the biggest names in economics and finance to its conference with fly-fishing.
August 23, 2012
We Have Not Been SavedWhile Nouriel Roubini or Jeremy Grantham can be counted on to deliver prophecies of doom dressed up in the dismal prose of the economics profession, the original doomsayerthe prophet Jeremiahexpressed himself far more vividly, and his poetry speaks to our times.
August 10, 2012
After five years of crisis, the euro area risks Japan-style recessionWhen the economic crisis hit, America and Britain sought lessons from Japan's so-called lost decade. But it may not have been enough.
July 18, 2012
Slowing Economy to Hit China Jobs; South Korean Banks Investigated for Rate-RiggingThe global economic slowdown is taking its toll in Asia, which has also proved it is not immune to financial scandal.
July 16, 2012
Birthday boasts: 18 predictions that beat the world’s economists (Beat the Press)In a bit of admitted self-indulgence, Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, points out a few of the times when he was right while a bulk of economists were wrong.
July 10, 2012
The recession’s unexpected gift: Reviving multigenerational living (Daily Finance)The percentage of middle-aged adults living with their parents has been growing steadily in the United States since the 1970s.
July 05, 2012
Lehman Redux: Is It Time to Panic Again? Gross, Others Think SoIs it time to allocate a significant portion of your clients portfolio to shotgun shells and canned beans? While it might be a tad overly dramatic, signs from PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross and others point to yes.
June 28, 2012
Affluent a Bit More Confident, but Very Concerned: Spectrem PollSimilar results of the Consumer Confidence Index survey show mixed sentiment in June