http://technorati.com/tag/US+economics Posts tagged with "US economics" on Technorati Sun, 11 May 2008 19:07:35 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/US+economics support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 US economics http://economicsinterpreted.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/henry-paulson-us-treasury-secretary/ http://economicsinterpreted.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/henry-paulson-us-treasury-secretary/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:53 -0700 Having seen this week Henry Paulson’s latest words of wisdom, “Later this year, I expect growth will pick up.” (Paulson sees end), I declare he is a guy stood in the eye of a hurricane proclaiming that the worst of it is over. I’d have thought after spending $150 billion he would have managed to buy a clue, but then I remember that he’s give up on serious economics, and now wants to give this recession a political makeover so that his boss, President Bush, isn’t blamed for causing this mess. 2008-05-11 17:16:53 PDT http://technorati.com/search/economicsinterpreted.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/henry-paulson-us-treasury-secretary/ 1 1 http://bottree.com/exciteddelirium/2008/05/11/iran-blames-us-dollar-drop-for-commodity-price-issues/ http://bottree.com/exciteddelirium/2008/05/11/iran-blames-us-dollar-drop-for-commodity-price-issues/ Sun, 11 May 2008 12:23:07 -0700 Iran Blames US Dollar Drop for Commodity Price Issues Full Story Here. The steady rise in crude oil prices has turned the spotlight on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which for months has insisted it has no control over the factors it blames for pushing up the price of oil, including speculation and the weak U.S. dollar. 2008-05-11 12:23:07 PDT http://technorati.com/search/bottree.com/exciteddelirium/2008/05/11/iran-blames-us-dollar-drop-for-commodity-price-issues/ 2 2 Excited Delirium http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/11/tour-of-citigroups-green-skyscraper/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/11/tour-of-citigroups-green-skyscraper/ Sun, 11 May 2008 09:41:28 -0700 Tour Of Citigroup’s Green Skyscraper Joe Sprouls gives a tour of Citigroup's $310 million Green Skyscraper. click to view video » Events/Webinars Your events/webinars ad here » Downloads Your downloads ad here » Marketplace Your marketplace ad here » The Bottom Line Marketing 2008-05-11 09:41:28 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/11/tour-of-citigroups-green-skyscraper/ 412 1460 Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives http://yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com/2008/05/opposite-of-architecture.html http://yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com/2008/05/opposite-of-architecture.html Sun, 11 May 2008 08:15:04 -0700 Via Calculated Risk, galleries of repossessed houses in Los Angeles. This one can stand for a common theme. It's hardly got any windows on the street side at all! Just two huge garage doors. Those doors are a common feature throughout the show - houses whose outward appearance is totally dominated by monster garages, like a great big fat ugly gob. Anything human in the architecture skulks behind the garage, as if ashamed. It's as if cars designed these buildings for their own use - realising, 2008-05-11 08:15:04 PDT http://technorati.com/search/yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com/2008/05/opposite-of-architecture.html 83 161 http://www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2008/05/11/us-arrogance/ http://www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2008/05/11/us-arrogance/ Sun, 11 May 2008 07:54:46 -0700 Myanmar: U.S. seeks India’s help NEW DELHI: The U.S. has sought India’s good offices to persuade Myanmar to adopt a more liberal approach towards foreign aid for its cyclone-hit people. It also downplayed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s earlier statement blaming increasing consumption in India for the rise in food prices. Ms. Rice spoke to External Affairs Minister Mukherjee on Friday evening as part of her talks with several world leaders on Lebanon, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. With Mr. Mukh 2008-05-11 07:54:46 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2008/05/11/us-arrogance/ 311 834 American Street http://www.plateaus.com/econ/blog/archives/309 http://www.plateaus.com/econ/blog/archives/309 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:48:36 -0700 インフレ懸念って、そりゃそーでしょう。 そろそろ利下げも打ち止めかと思ったら、Bernanke先生は今度は市中銀行が連銀に預けている準備金に対して、金利を支払う許可を求めているようで（もともとは2011年までは認められていないので、前倒しの許可ですが）、暴走機関車というか、欲望という名の電車というか（意味不明ですが）、やりますねぇ。お小遣いをもらえる銀行は喜ぶでしょうが。 ところで、気になるインフレの方ですが、先月末にはボルカーお爺さんが「もう、そろそろ心配した方がええんじゃないかのう」とおっしゃってました。それに関連して面白いチャートを発見したので一発ご紹介。下は、1980年に使用されていたCPIの計算方法でインフレを計算したらどうなるか、という表でShadow Government Statisticから頂きました。 これは、コアCPIではないですが、コアでも大体同様の傾向になっているはずです。このチャートによると、ボルカーお爺さんが就任した当時の計算方法でいけば、インフレ率はすでに10%を上回っている状態でFF金利のターゲットは2.0%、DRは2.25%という、お爺さんか 2008-05-11 07:48:36 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.plateaus.com/econ/blog/archives/309 4 4 Economics, Technology & Media http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/05/medicare_trustees_report/ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/05/medicare_trustees_report/ Sat, 10 May 2008 16:27:03 -0700 The latest report issued by the Medicare Trustees is not good. The HI annual cost rate is projected to increase from 3.11 percent of taxable payroll in 2007 to 11.40 percent in 2082—8.02 percent of taxable payroll more than the projected income rate for 2082. Expressed in relation to the projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP), HI cost is estimated to rise from the current level of 1.5 percent of GDP to 4.8 percent in 2082. […] The financial outlook for the Medicare program continues to raise 2008-05-10 16:27:03 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/05/medicare_trustees_report/ 1344 6116 » Outside The Beltway | OTB http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/how-long-until-the-bombs-start-dropping/ http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/how-long-until-the-bombs-start-dropping/ Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:11 -0700 How long until the bombs start dropping… by doug ~ May 1st, 2008 Saddam threatened this in the late 90’s and look what it got him.  Iran is actually doing it. Iran Stops Conducting Oil in Dollars. Filed under: Global Economics, Precious Metals & Energy Markets, US Dollar 2008-05-10 16:23:11 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/how-long-until-the-bombs-start-dropping/ 0 0 http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/student-loans-being-bailed-out-why/ http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/student-loans-being-bailed-out-why/ Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:11 -0700 Student loans being bailed out. Why? by doug ~ May 3rd, 2008 First it was commercial banks. Next it was investment banks (ala Bear Stearns). What’s next? Student loans. That’s right. Of all the areas where the Fed has been called to lend support, one would think student loans would not be high on the list. But that is not the case, and it sets a precedent that we cannot ignore. “It is appalling where we are right now,” former St. Louis Fed President William Poole, who retired in March, said 2008-05-10 16:23:11 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/05/student-loans-being-bailed-out-why/ 0 0 http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/04/how-much-longer-before-we-see-this/ http://www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/04/how-much-longer-before-we-see-this/ Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:11 -0700 How much longer before we see this? by doug ~ April 28th, 2008 Bank Bailouts to be Kept Secret This is in the UK today. The US tomorrow… “But one source close to major institutional investors said: ‘I can see why there may be a case for secrecy. ‘It may be the lesser of two evils.’” This is how governments gain control of the general public.  It is how freedom is stripped away.  When “the lesser of two evils” is held out as the only option.  There is another.  Often the “greater of two evi 2008-05-10 16:23:11 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.free4him.org/dougblog/2008/04/how-much-longer-before-we-see-this/ 0 0 http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12374/ http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12374/ Sat, 10 May 2008 14:28:56 -0700 Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president. Obama added superdelegates from Utah and Ohio, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton. The additions enabled Obama to surpass Clinton's total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine endorsements Friday. The milestone is important beca 2008-05-10 14:28:56 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12374/ 218 4316 TitusOneNine http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/steps-couple-must-take-for-a-carefree-retirement/ http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/steps-couple-must-take-for-a-carefree-retirement/ Sat, 10 May 2008 09:04:00 -0700 Steps couple must take for a carefree retirement on May 10th, 2008 Justin, 56, and Cara, 55, are putting their financial resources toward retirement. They hope they can stop work when Justin is 65. Their three children will soon be out of college — one has graduated, another is graduating this spring… Read more: Steps couple must take for a carefree retirement […] 2008-05-10 09:04:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/steps-couple-must-take-for-a-carefree-retirement/ 16 50 http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/how-to-succeed-with-a-difficult-boss/ http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/how-to-succeed-with-a-difficult-boss/ Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:00 -0700 How to succeed with a difficult boss on May 10th, 2008 I receive a lot of inquiries from readers asking for advice on how to deal with difficult bosses. My advice is, in part, counter-intuitive, and born from personal experience. You see I, too, have worked for an awful boss. Years… See the original post: How to succeed with a difficult […] 2008-05-10 09:03:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/how-to-succeed-with-a-difficult-boss/ 16 50 http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/global-hunt-leads-to-capture-of-lead-suspect-in-securities-scam/ http://www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/global-hunt-leads-to-capture-of-lead-suspect-in-securities-scam/ Sat, 10 May 2008 09:02:00 -0700 Global hunt leads to capture of lead suspect in securities scam on May 10th, 2008 Adam Heck and William Hoefling called their work area “the West Wing.” Three cubicles clustered together and isolated on the west side of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities’ Newark office. In one of them, they tacked on bank spreadsheets… See the original post: Global hunt leads to capture of […] 2008-05-10 09:02:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.frenzybiz.com/2008/05/10/global-hunt-leads-to-capture-of-lead-suspect-in-securities-scam/ 16 50 http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12365/ http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12365/ Sat, 10 May 2008 08:57:42 -0700 Mo Udall, the great Democrat from Arizona, said the only known cure for the presidential virus once it invades a politician's body is embalming fluid. And I think there's great truth to that. --Mark Shields on last night's Lehrer News Hour 2008-05-10 08:57:42 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/12365/ 218 4316 TitusOneNine http://libertynewswire.com/2008/05/10/nova-townhall-asks-who-the-heck-is-vern-mckinley/52 http://libertynewswire.com/2008/05/10/nova-townhall-asks-who-the-heck-is-vern-mckinley/52 Sat, 10 May 2008 05:49:48 -0700 A nice write up of support for Vern McKinley from “joe” at the NOVA Townhall blog: Prior to meeting him at the gun show, my only familiarity with Vern McKinley was based on a local Republican event where he addressed the local committee, and my impression was that Vern speaks like a regular guy - not a “political orator.” For me, this is not a negative, because I am more and more interested in the notion that our government is supposed to be one where regular citizens make the decisions. Furth 2008-05-10 05:49:48 PDT http://technorati.com/search/libertynewswire.com/2008/05/10/nova-townhall-asks-who-the-heck-is-vern-mckinley/52 1 1 http://www.bythefault.com/2008/05/10/link-up-with-the-world/ http://www.bythefault.com/2008/05/10/link-up-with-the-world/ Sat, 10 May 2008 01:02:53 -0700 Link Up with the World May 10th, 2008 1:02 am Here is the Saturday May 10th 2008 edition of interesting reads from around the world. The Countdown to $200 Barrel Oil The French energy blogger Jerome a Paris starts the countdown to $200 a barrel of oil in The Oil Drum. We are now $1.31 from reaching my forecast of $125 barrel of oil before the end of May. Oil did skirt pass the $124 barrel barrier before closing at $123.69 per barrel. V-E Day in Moscow It has been 16 years since this sort 2008-05-10 01:02:53 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.bythefault.com/2008/05/10/link-up-with-the-world/ 13 32 http://www.tomspencer.com.au/2008/05/10/economic-recession-measuring-the-strength-of-the-economy/ http://www.tomspencer.com.au/2008/05/10/economic-recession-measuring-the-strength-of-the-economy/ Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:59 -0700 It’s the economy, stupid “It’s the economy, stupid” is a well known phrase that was widely used during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign against George Bush senior. The phrase was coined by Clinton campaign strategist James Carville and refers to the notion that Clinton was a better choice because Bush had not adequately addressed the economy, which had recently headed into a recession. Clinton went on win a decisive victory. Having entered the second quarter of 2008, the American eco 2008-05-10 00:16:59 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.tomspencer.com.au/2008/05/10/economic-recession-measuring-the-strength-of-the-economy/ 2 3 Management consulting, business strategy, investing | Tom Spencer consulting blog http://marcelinopena.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/dn-on-nigeria-oil-struggle/ http://marcelinopena.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/dn-on-nigeria-oil-struggle/ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:31:35 -0700 DN!: On Nigeria Oil Struggle Posted on May 9, 2008 by marcelinopena The following report is on the new documentary from Sandy Cioffi titled “Sweet Crude”. Not surprising oil companies like Shell have used the Nigerian government to supress any of the profits from going to the people of Nigeria. The documentary goes into detail of the ongoing crisis and even in the current news today this struggle is consider to be very bad for business. Why aren’t the people - the workers of Nigeria consider 2008-05-09 14:31:35 PDT http://technorati.com/search/marcelinopena.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/dn-on-nigeria-oil-struggle/ 6 9 http://underboss.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/the-road-to-serfdom-in-cartoons/ http://underboss.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/the-road-to-serfdom-in-cartoons/ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:43:30 -0700 About the book: The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought. For over half a century, it has inspired politicians and thinkers around the world, and has had a crucial impact on our political and cultural history. With trademark brilliance, Hayek argues convincingly that, while socialist ideals may be tempting, they cannot be accomplished except by means that few would approve of. Addressing economics, fascism, history, soc 2008-05-09 10:43:30 PDT http://technorati.com/search/underboss.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/the-road-to-serfdom-in-cartoons/ 5 6