Topic of the day: Fiscal Problems
1. The U.S. and Reinhart and Rogoff
- Reinhart And Rogoff Are Confusing Me – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
- Debt and growth revisited | Reinhart and Rogoff
- Why Won’t “Fiscal Hawks” Discuss The Real Issues? « The Baseline Scenario
2. Europe, Greece and Slovakia
- BBC News – Greek economy shrinks a further 1.5%
- nrc.nl – Economie – Slowakije wil niet meebetalen aan hulp Griekenland
- Nein zu Griechenland-Hilfe: Slowakei giftet gegen EU-Partner | FTD.de
3. The UK and Cameron’s Austerity Budgets
- FT.com – The great false choice, stimulus or austerity
- Cameron could be forced to U-turn if there’s a double dip | Seumas Milne | Comment is free | The Guardian
Also see the two articles from James Fallows on Japan and how rich it is despite a low-grade depression for two decades. Olivier, this one is for you in thinking about the U.S.
The Usual Fare
- Exploring people with our compare tool | PeerIndex Blog
- A VC: Regulation Strangulation
- In The Matter Of Robert L. Gibbs – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
- BBC News – Costly crop: Wheat prices soaring
- FT.com / Europe – Eurozone industrial output falls in June
- Bank Friendly, Borrower Bashing New York Times Article on Home Equity Defaults « naked capitalism
- Tim Duy’s Fed Watch: Trade Deficit Explodes
- HootSuite Goes Freemium – Mashable
- European Food Producers Warn of Higher Prices – NYTimes.com
- Global Youth Unemployment Reaches New High, Report Says – NYTimes.com
- China’s Economy Shows Signs of Moderating – NYTimes.com
- Shiller sees double-dip if jobs aren’t created – MarketWatch
- Am I on the Right or Left? | Capital Gains and Games