I’ve said this before: Betting against the US consumer has been a losing wager. And yet when we look at the parabolic rise of...
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"The sheer scale of consumer debt has made millions of households extremely vulnerable to shocks in the economy, both from fiscal...
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More on the J.E.C. testimony day yield curve conundrum: Dan Gross points to a terrific Smart Money article all about the yield...
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Greenie agrees that there is no Housing Bubble (which makes me nervous). Interesting observation from reader Rita: "Being a baby...
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> "These are the good ol’ days. These are the best of times. After this, it gets worse." -Congressional Budget Office...
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The Penobscot Princess (having bolted Bear Stearns, but still running in stealth mode) graces us once again with her elegant prose:...
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Make no doubt about it — thats precisely what Alan Greenspan said about the "puzzling decline" in long-term rates. In the...
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Back in January of 2004, we looked at the issue of whether the balance of scientific power was shifting away from the U.S. The concern...
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More good stuff from Mike Panzner: "On the heels of this morning’s weaker-than-expected jobs report, the U.S. treasury...
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> We once again rely on the very excellent Online WSJ for a quick review of the Dismal Scientists re: the "puzzling results"...
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