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Paul Davidson argues that the Obama Administration and its allies in Congress have not actually followed the prescriptions laid out by the British economist Lord Keynes in making economic policy – and that this is a principal reason for…

Here's a good discussion of what liquidity traps are from John Hussman. His weekly market commentary begins: "There is the possibility... that after the rate of interest has fallen to a certain level, liquidity preference is…

Blogs in the econoblogosphere are heavy on economic policy advocacy. Ever since the heyday of the US and European housing bubble, the majority of bloggers in the space who are unaffiliated with media sources have been recommending policy…

by Claus Vistesen With course work coming up and with my internet connection just coming on-stream this weekend I hope that I can be forgiven for not posting in the past week. And now that I am I can only find the energy to move in with…

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This an excerpt from yesterday's daily commentary from David Rosenberg. Two things happened on Friday: First, a very successful hedge fund manager was on CNBC and (between songs, apparently) told viewers that the equity market now…

Highlights The US dollar initially extended yesterday’s recovery, but reverse lower in Europe, despite elevated tensions in the periphery of Europe. Optimistic comments by ECB’s Stark, seeming to signal another step on the exit strategy,…

I am still at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and I want to suggest a few tactical political themes that arose as sub-context in the Monday night meeting I had with the former President. Bill Clinton is on message. Back in…

Topic of the Day: Is the economy headed up or down? Buffett Rules Out Double-Dip Recession Amid Growth - Bloomberg Hatzius pegs a double dip at only 25 percent | Credit Writedowns Small business optimism sees slight uptick |…

Now that I am back in the saddle, I am going to start doing my week in review narratives again with links to the most newsworthy posts from the past week or so. On second thought, let me actually cover the ground back to the beginning of…