Dani Rodrik on the downsides of globalization
The Challenger: Prakash Loungani profiles Dani Rodrik, the Harvard professor whose warnings about the downsides of globalization proved...
% of income to rent two-bedroom
According to this map, in most of the country, the rent IS too damn high! Click for an interactive graphic. Source: Wonkblog
Big Fed-ECB Divergence
From Torsten Sløk, Ph.D.: Many clients tell me that “The Fed cannot raise rates because growth is so weak in the rest of the world.”...
Punk Q1 GDP Growth Since 2010
Weather? Fed fears? Retail shifts? I am not sure why this is, but via Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Sløk, it seems that Q1 growth has...
Was April Retail Sales Data Rigged?
@TBPInvictus here. I was made aware last week that ZeroHedge had picked up on some comments made on Bloomberg by MacroMavens economist...
Top 100 Economics Blogs of 2016
If you are looking for some new reading material, let me direct you to this list of the Top 100 Economics Blogs of...
BIS: When the walk is not random: commodity prices and exchange...
BIS When the Walk is Not Random Commodity Prices and Exchange Rates