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Politics will not get nearly as crazy or as radicalized as they did in the 1930s. There are much more robust mechanisms today for transferring and sharing adjustment costs. But it is hard to imagine that the kinds of disruptive political…

Omid Malekan produced a great video called "Quantitative Easing Explained" which we posted here a little over a week ago. The video has really hit a nerve because it resonates with people's sense of outrage. Kevin Depew, the Editor-in-Chief…

Sorry, the post title is over the top. Actually, let's hope there are no riots. There is certainly anger on display in the Guardian video clip below.  So far these are pretty tame protests.     Here are the things I…

by Michael Pettis Last week I suggested that slowly the consensus is shifting towards a recognition that Chinese growth may slow sharply in the next few years.  When I discuss this prospect with analysts and investors, however, they…

Below is the full hour-long "Investing in America" CNBC town hall meeting from this past Monday where President Obama took questions from concerned Americans on his plans for the economy. For those who don't want to…

German daily Die Zeit published comments from an interview with famed US hedge fund investor George Soros who was sharply critical of German economic policy.  Soros claimed that Germany was "isolated" in its austere…

Topic of the Day - Germany: austerity, social unrest, protectionism and gold bunkers Schwere Krawalle in Berlin: Zehntausende protestieren gegen Sparpaket | FTD.de Krisenanlage: Banken bauen Goldbunker | FTD.de FT Alphaville -…

Marc Chandler is the Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. The Russian despot Vladimir Lenin was a big fan of Frederick Taylor.   Taylor's time and motion studies revolutionized the work process by boosting…

The design flaw at the heart of the euro zone has become manifest to a variety of market observers, practitioners, economists and journalists.  A fiscal/monetary half-way house divided cannot stand.  That seems to be clear. So…

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