Is Corporate Governance Better Across The Atlantic?
In Part I, we discussed differences between corporate governance in the US and Europe, we focused mostly on the US. In this article we focus...
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VIDEO: How Much Lower Can the Yen Fall?
The Japanese government is planning to unleash another fiscal stimulus to boost the nations shrinking economy. I’ve lost track of the number of financial stimuli,...
Apple Still Impacting CES 2013, Even Though It Isn’t There
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) still dominates the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, even though the company isn’t officially there. Wired’s Alexandra Chang reports that the...
The Disastrous Consequences of Not Raising the Debt Ceiling
By Comstock Partners As we face another brutal fight over the federal debt ceiling at a time when the economy still remains fragile, the stock...
Rail Traffic Starting to Show Signs of Weakness
The trend in rail traffic has moderated substantially in the last few months as the 12 week moving average in intermodal traffic hit its lowest...
Recalling the 2008 Financial Crisis
I had just started iBankCoin 2 months prior to the meltdown. You can say iBC was born in the fires of the country, as its...
How Do New Keynesians Define the Stance of Monetary Policy?
When I started blogging I kept claiming that the steep recession of 2008-09 was caused by ultra-tight Fed policy. I had the distinct impression that...
Competetive Money Printing Since 1990
In the comments section of yesterday’s Trillion Dollar Coin story, Rich left a link to the following chart that seemed deserving of its own post...
Friday: Trade Deficit
Friday: Trade Deficit by Bill McBride on 1/10/2013 09:09:00 PM Friday economic releases: • At 8:30 AM ET, the Trade Balance report for November from...
We Need to End The Debt Ceiling Distraction – Now
The debt ceiling standoff is a massive national distraction, as is the rampaging blogospheric discussion of the standoff and its various possible resolutions. I...