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MARKETWATCH: December 13– December 16, 2010
Read moreNearing the end of the week, markets are still wrestling with the same cross-currents they faced last week, but with a new wrinkle - Spain. The growth... -
MARKETWATCH: November 29-December 3, 2010
Read moreWhat a week it’s been. Just look at the ups and downs of the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. The week started with the safe haven play... -
Chairman Bernanke once again: the importance of putting US fiscal policy on a sustainable path
Read moreOf particular interest for us, Fed Chairman Bernanke noted the following in his speech today on “Rebalancing the Global Economy” at the European... -
MarketWatch November 15 - 19, 2010
Read moreGood news on the domestic front breathed some life into the Dow this week. The new (and, it appears, improved) General Motors came to market to shed... -
On Ireland
Read moreIreland, under attack by financial markets for its economic, financial and fiscal problems, may be getting assistance from the international community... -
MarketWatch: November 8-12, 2010
Read moreDomestic and global financial markets are being driven by major cross-currents once again. On the home front, dust is still settling in the markets... -
China: Nervous over US Policy Management
Read moreAs taxpayers, politicians, journalists and wonks grapple with the wide-ranging fiscal plan launched by the chairmen of the President’s debt commission... -
Learning from Others – A World of Experience
Read moreAs part of its work over the last 2 years, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform looked at how other governments facing big fiscal challenges... -
‘Line’ Items: ‘Now What?’ Edition
Read moreAfter the Voting – In case you were sleeping, there was an election last week. As a result of the mid-terms, Republicans will control the U.S. House... -
MarketWatch: November 1-5, 2010
Read moreAll eyes have been on the Fed this week. And the Fed delivered, with more ammunition than expected for its second round of quantitative easing (known... -
EU Votes on Promising Sustainability Plan
Read moreLast week, the heads of the EU governments agreed on groundbreaking steps to prevent Greece-style fiscal meltdowns from ever happening again and to... -
CNN Money Exclusive: Britain's Austerity: 4 Lessons for Washington
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas has another commentary on CNN Money, discussing Britain's fiscal austerity plan, setting the right place and the...