Japan’s economy is set to get a much needed booster shot, but it will take more medicine to cure it.
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Tag Archives: Economics
The Euro’s Original Sin
The euro was meant to bind united Germany within a peaceful, prosperous Europe. But Europe was not ready to be bound and now resents it.
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Penny Wise, Euro Foolish
The eurozone undermined its own banking system in order to squeeze a few pennies out of bank depositors in Cyprus.
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A Chiseler As Well As A Deadbeat
Investors fishing for returns in Argentina recall the old joke about a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
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A New Consumer Splurge? Don’t Hold Your Breath
American consumers have strengthened their finances, but don’t assume they are ready to return to their free-spending ways.
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A Gasoline Shortage Despite Plenty Of Fuel
American oil production is up and we’re exporting fuel, yet California stations are running out of gas.
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Central Bank Power And Its Limit
Central bankers have the power to provide limitless cheap credit to governments, but that doesn’t fix the economy.
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When Good News Is Bad News
Bernanke painted an optimistic picture of the economy last week. So why did financial markets recoil?
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