2011

Little did Hoover know that it was jut the opposite – poverty would skyrocket as the Great Depression hit America with full force.

The man is special.

The Richmond Fed manufacturing index fell to -10 in August from -1 in July, joining other manufacturing index sugessting contraction in the sector.

Fall in German business confidence stokes recession fears | Business | guardian.co.uk (tags: germany business-confidence) ROUBINI: Gold Is In A Hyperbolic…

This is a temporary tax proposal to demonstrate solidarity in tough times. It reminds me of the solidarity tax Germans paid to deal with their reunification.

If the Chairman has to do something, then the real question is what policy response is adequate to a) reviving asset prices and b) returning the US to trend real GDP growth (since the portfolio balance channel appears to be the only one…

Former Fed nominee and Nobel Laureate Peter Diamond spoke to Bloomberg News about how he sees the economic difficulties the United States faces. His view is that America faces a jobs crisis in the here and now and that deficit reduction is…

According to an Ernst and Young (E&Y) report Business Risks Facing Mining and Metals 2011-2012, resource nationalism is the biggest risk companies currently face.

This column argues that while Bernanke will want to show that the Fed still has options at its disposal, with various trade-offs associated, perhaps he may want to also underscore the limitations of monetary policy. If current conditions…

Timing couldn’t be more perfect, no? Maybe we get a bottom in equities on the release date. Go here to the movie’s official website.