August 2010

The market is engaged in a discussion over what the Federal Reserve will do next. St. Louis Fed president James Bullard published a provocative paper about ratcheting up quantitative easing to avoid the Japanese dilemma. Conversely, Philly…

The central bank of Indonesia meets tomorrow and although pressure is building for a rate hike, officials still appear willing to resist for a bit longer. The economy is growing robustly and Q2 GDP will be out early Thurs local time and is…

Rising pork bellies prices hit all-time high | Business | The Guardian FT.com - Rise in wheat prices fastest since 1973 The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - N.Korean Football Coach Gets 14 Hours of Hard…

Well, this is certainly not the first time I have had cause to complain about the quality of the journalism and economic reporting served up over at the Economist, and I’m damn sure it won’t be the last. But this latest example of shoddy (I…

Econbrowser: Options for monetary stimulus How to Avoid Prying Eyes on the Internet - WSJ.com Documents indicate heavy use of dispersants in gulf oil spill - Washington Post Off the Shelf - ‘Fault Lines’ Concludes Global Economy Remains…