election

by Annaly Capital Management The chatter is deafening. The results of the primary elections this week, with the strong anti-incumbent fervor and the surprising showing by the Tea Party, has Beltway pundits all aflutter about the possible…

Highlights The post EU/IMF bailout out euphoria continues to wind down and this means that the US dollar and the yen are in solid shape. The euro has eased back to pre-weekend levels, trading closer to the $1.2650 mark by late euro session…

Highlights The US dollar remains firm against the euro as Greek woes continue to weigh on sentiment.  The euro has practically returned to levels seen prior to last weekend’s financial aid package details.  That area,…

Embedded is a report by Thomas Ferguson and Jie Chen of the Roosevelt Institute which sought to determine the likely cause of the epic Scott brown victory in Massachusetts Senate Race. Their analysis points to economics as the overriding…

Highlights The US dollar is mixed to start the week, though market conditions remain thin due to the holiday.  The constructive employment report before the weekend has kept the greenback bid against the euro and Swiss franc. …

With US midterm elections up ahead, we are already seeing political posturing by US politicians regarding China’s currency.  Democratic lawmakers are reportedly drawing up legislation that sets criteria on whether a country has a…

Earlier in the week, I wrote a post-mortem on the Massachusetts Senate race won by Scott Brown. I saw the results as a signal that Americans are worn out by fraud and corruption. I found one comment from a registered Democrat particularly…

I want to talk about the drubbing the Democrats are going to take in this year’s elections and what it means, if anything.  As a sort of pre-amble, I will lead into this with some thoughts on tax cut propaganda and today’s piece by the…

The bailouts, deficit spending, and debate over health care are having a very nasty negative effect on the electoral fortunes of the Democratic party. Charlie Cook, a well-known and respected election pundit, writes (emphasis added):…