It’s that time of year again! Following our successful outings the past four years, we’re at it again. Our (belated) Different Kind...
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A few items that caught my eye: • Special Report: America’s route to recovery (Reuters) • DeLong: The Fairness of Financial...
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Nice interactive map at the WSJ that tracks, by total assets, the Banks That Went Bust during the crisis. In addition to the map, you can...
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The Dec Chicago PMI manufacturing index was a much better than expected 60, 5 pts above forecasts and up from 56.1 in Nov. It’s the...
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Bloomberg has a huge, detailed piece on Mary Schapiro’s efforts to reform the SEC. Its today’s required reading:...
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Wow, I know things are better than they were one year ago but are they so dramatically better with little downside risk? According to...
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The IMF’s latest working paper — A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis — is yet another indictment of...
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