Links: 2009-08-15 blogger edition

By Edward Harrison On Aug 15, 2009

As I promised, I have more links. This time they all come from posts on top finance blogs over the past day or so. I do expect to hit some of these topics in the coming days.

Five questions for David Wessel | Free exchange | Economist.com

Economists – not the best recovery forecasters – Rebecca Wilder Does this mean we should be bullish?

An Inside Perspective on Regulatory Capture – The Baseline Scenario

Robert Reich’s Blog: Obama’s Second Biggest Test: Reforming Wall Street, and Why Early Indications Aren’t Hopeful

Debunking US Economic Myths – Yves Smith

Peter Schiff – New Deal 2.0 Schiff has a valid macro point that goes awry if unhedged and the timing is off.

Debtor’s Revolt? – Marshall Auerback

Spain still mired in recession as economy shrinks more than expected As I have noted, Spain and Ireland will be laggards in economic recovery. Will the UK?

financial news Peter Schiff