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Productivity slows to 3.6% in first quarter
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- 05/06/2010 07:46 AM
Weber Draws Battle Lines as Pressure Mounts on ECB
- Bloomberg
- 05/06/2010 03:49 AM
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U.S. Stocks Fall on Europe Sovereign Debt Concern; Target Drops
- Bloomberg
- 05/06/2010 09:32 AM
Gold futures edge up after ECB rate decision
- Market Watch from Dow Jones
- 05/06/2010 07:44 AM
Oil futures decline to lowest level since late February
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- 05/06/2010 07:38 AM
Portuguese Yield Premium to Bunds Widens to 301 Basis Points
- Bloomberg
- 05/06/2010 07:36 AM
Battered Europe claws back some ground
- Market Watch from Dow Jones
- 05/06/2010 07:34 AM
Quotable
“In a world of businessmen and financial intermediaries who aggressively seek profit, innovators will always outpace regulators; the authorities cannot prevent changes in the structure of portfolios from occurring. What they can do is keep the asset-equity ratio of banks within bounds by setting equity-absorption ratios for various types of assets. If the authorities constrain banks and are aware of the activities of fringe banks and other financial institutions, they are in a better position to attenuate the disruptive expansionary tendencies of our economy.”
Hyman Minsky, 1986
Commentary
Credit Bubble Bulletin
by Doug Noland | Apr 30
European debt market dislocation and Goldman in the spotlight proved too much for the bulls.
Read moreThe Bear's Lair
by Martin Hutchinson | May 3
Britain: One with Nineveh and Tyre?
From the economic point of view, the 2010 British General Election due on May 6 is one that no sane person would want to win.
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by Satyajit Das | Apr 7
Economic fixes that rely on easy credit and government support mask worsening problems.
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by Charlie Husen | Apr 28
There are three types of economic thought: classical economics, behavioral economics and Austrian economics.
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