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Personal income and recessions since 1929Oct 12, 2009
Last year at this time I posted “The Economy’s Four Horsemen,” which described macro cause and effect leading into and out of recessions. When looking at income, spending, output and employment, it is income which is the steer variable going...
Data on past consumer deleveraging during recessionsOct 9, 2009
I found the recent consumer credit data unsatisfying because the data seemed to point in two directions. The seasonally-adjusted data showed a large $12 billion decrease in consumer credit which received headlines. Meanwhile, the non-seasonally...
UK Economic Data Show Worst Contraction on RecordJul 24, 2009
In the just finished second quarter of 2009, the UK economy was contracting a massive 5.6% from the year ago period. This is the worst performance since records began in 1955. What’s more, the data surprised to the downside, with the quarter-on-q...
Ten eastern European countries now looking to IMF for bailoutsJul 9, 2009
The international financial crisis has hit eastern Europe harder than previously expected, according to a press report. At...
The weak employment situation summary for June 2009Jul 2, 2009
The labor market in the United States lost 467,00 jobs in June. But this was just the headline number as unemployment rose to 9.5%. Unfortunately, the deep dive shows a situation that mirrors...
Richard Bernstein: Ten predictions for 2010Dec 17, 2009
Richard Bernstein: Ten predictions for 2010 is a post from: Credit Writedowns
So, it’s that time of year again when people make their year-end predictions. I’ll be running my own and critiquing my performance from last year. Here are former bear...
Blodget: Obama suffers because "taxpayer always finishes last"Dec 17, 2009
Blodget: Obama suffers because “taxpayer always finishes last” is a post from: Credit Writedowns
The latest WSJ/NBC News poll shows that President Obama’s approval rating has now slipped under 50%. This makes his the steepest first year decline in...
Mark Thoma: Libertarians and populists are against BernankeDec 17, 2009
Mark Thoma: Libertarians and populists are against Bernanke is a post from: Credit Writedowns
Mark is right that time is not on Chairman Bernanke’s side. If you saw the Ron Paul video earlier today, you can see what’s happening. I don’t have a...
Quantitative easing and inflation expectationsDec 17, 2009
Quantitative easing and inflation expectations is a post from: Credit Writedowns
When asked about monetary policy by Se. David Vitter earlier this month, Ben Bernanke gave the following response.
The public’s understanding of the Federal...
Links: 2009-12-17Dec 17, 2009
Links: 2009-12-17 is a post from: Credit Writedowns
Philly Fed factory activity at 4-1/2 year high | Reuters
Democrats’ Blues Grow Deeper in New Poll – WSJ.com
BBC News – Irish Republic out of recession as GDP grows
BBC News – Citigroup shares sale...
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