Global Business Confidence Collapses To Post-Lehman Lows
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:34 AM EDT
Optimism falling sharply in October, dropping to the lowest seen since the survey began five years ago. Hiring and investment plans were also at or near post-crisis lows, while price expectations deteriorated further.
Avoiding Too Much Risk Can Be Dangerous
Article By:
Douglas Goldstein
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:22 AM EDT
Although it may seem that you can’t go wrong if you don’t take a risk, this is not always true. Sometimes, you can end up actually losing by being too safe.
Why Crony Capitalism Will Be Hard To Uproot: Interview Of David Stockman
Article By:
David Stockman
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 5:48 AM EDT
The problem today is that we have reached ‘peak debt.’
EU Mandarins Want To “Break Up Google” – Commissar Oettinger Strikes Again
Article By:
Acting-Man
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 5:35 AM EDT
The idea to break up Google is moreover based on the utterly absurd notion that EU companies that don’t even exist need to be “protected”.
Ferguson – What Did You Expect? A Real Jury Decision? The System Is Not Designed That Way
Article By:
Martin Armstrong
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 4:59 AM EDT
Unfortunately, this is as expected as the Missouri grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in August.
Monetary Policy When The Spyglass Is Smudged: A Look At Gauging Economic Slack
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 4:51 AM EDT
An accurate measure of economic slack is key to properly calibrating monetary policy. Two traditional gauges of slack have become harder to interpret since the Great Recession...
Nothing Has Changed-And That's The Problem
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 3:42 AM EDT
Playing monetary games has done nothing to eliminate moral hazard.
November 2014 Texas Manufacturing Survey Rate Of Growth Slows
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Monday, November 24, 2014 4:28 PM EDT
Of the four Federal Reserve districts which have released their November manufacturing surveys, all are forecasting growth.
Why College Is Necessary But Gets You Nowhere
Article By:
Robert Reich
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Monday, November 24, 2014 2:57 PM EDT
People with college degrees continue to earn far more than people without them. And that college “premium” keeps rising.
Downgraded: The Macro Outlook In Wisconsin
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, November 24, 2014 2:23 PM EDT
The Department of Revenue’s Wisconsin Economic Outlook, released last week, details a noticeable deterioration in forecast performance, in just the eight months.
Rickards: Fed Won’t Raise Rates In 2015
Video By:
Peter Schiff
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Monday, November 24, 2014 2:10 PM EDT
Since Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve has put an end to quantitative easing, the financial media generally believes the United States economy is improving. Video length: 3:32.
Chicago Fed: US Economic Growth Slowed In October
Article By:
James Picerno
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Monday, November 24, 2014 10:54 AM EDT
The pace of US growth slowed more than expected in October, according to this morning’s update of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.
Thinking Clearly About Forecasting
Article By:
James Picerno
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Monday, November 24, 2014 9:29 AM EDT
There’s a fine line between prudent and reckless behavior with generating and consuming predictions.
What Have The Nonpartisan Research Agencies Ever Done For Us?
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, November 24, 2014 9:15 AM EDT
I see Americans for Tax Reform is against reappointment of Doug Elmendorf as CBO head. It is a remarkable document, insofar as it is so full of factual errors that the head spins.
Experts Weigh In On Solving Retirement
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Monday, November 24, 2014 9:02 AM EDT
The benefits of thinking about how to solve the financial aspects of the retirement dilemma is that it helps reduce it into more digestible parts.