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Senator Kent Conrad Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Read moreFrom the Chairman's Mark of the FY2011 Senate Budget Resolution (emphasis added): Certainly, the need to return to fiscal discipline and the costs of... -
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: Taking off on Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress last week... -
Market Watch Update: April 12-16
Read moreU.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early... -
Three International Economists Join Announcement Effect Club
Read moreAlong with the daffodils, the onset of spring has seen the blossoming of the “announcement effect” in the public discourse. Three international... -
Interest Rates and the Fiscal Outlook
Read moreA great debate is breaking out over concerns for our growing debt, and it is centered around interest rates on Treasury securities. A fear held by... -
Sovereign Risk Jitters
Read moreFor budget and market watchers, the month of March has been a little scary. It is not easy to come out of the deepest recession and financial crisis... -
Bank Failures Pass 200 Mark
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks ( State Bank of Aurora, First Lowndes Bank, Bank of Hiawassee... -
Four More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Statewide Bank, Old Southern Bank, The Park Avenue Bank... -
Four More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional four banks ( Centennial Bank, Waterfield Bank, Bank of Illinois, Sun... -
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The Ever-Growing Announcement Effect Club
Read moreEPI's Lawrence Mishel joined the Announcement Effect Club with an article co-written with David Walker (already a member) in Politico last week. In... -
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times chided Jim Bunning for holding up a bill that...