links for 2011-09-01
Jack the Ripper: First picture of George Feigenbaum | Mail Online
(tags: history rape crime britain)
25 Big Corp CEOs Made More Than Their Companies Paid in…
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Asian Manufacturing PMIs suggest slowing economic growth
My take: economic growth is moderating in Asia and that has caused central banks to become more dovish. Markets no longer expect the tightening cycle there to continue at the same pace. The 50 basis point cut in Brazil could be seen as a…
Nouriel Roubini: “we’re going into a recession”
I don’t see anything major to disagree with here. Nouriel makes a lot of sense. Notice he’s pegging recession odds at 60%. That number for him was 30% as recently as a month or two ago.
links for 2011-08-31
Gonzalo Lira: Mr. Cheney's Victory Lap
(tags: cheney torture media)
Motorola deal offers Google tax, patent benefits | Reuters
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Chart of the Day: Consumer Confidence
I don’t ascribe that much importance to confidence data as a leading indicator. Moreover, as we saw during the 2000s, low consumer savings can bolster GDP growth for quite a long time. Nevertheless, I agree with the underlying message here,…
Achuthan: “It’s Too Late” for Obama on Jobs
ECRI’s underlying message is this: we are in a decade-long post-credit crisis struggle which will mean high unemployment even if policy makers focused on jobs, which they have not.
All twenty metro areas with monthly house price increases in Case-Shiller
On a month-to-month basis, all metro region in the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for June 2011 showed price increases. On the other hand, we saw year-on-year housing declines across 20 major US metro areas of 4.5%.
links for 2011-08-30
Fed's Evans favors strong policy accommodation | Reuters
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Tuesday he favored strong central bank accommodation for a substantial…
links for 2011-08-29
Joseph Stiglitz: US-Ökonom fordert von EZB billigeres Geld - Konjunktur - Politik - Handelsblatt
Der Mittelstand in den USA kommt kaum an Kredite
(tags: small-business credit)…
links for 2011-08-27
Noahpinion: Japan's low unemployment is easily explained
(tags: japan jobs gender wages)
Merkel attacked over eurozone crisis stance by ex-mentor Kohl -…