Category Archives: Economics

Fareed Zakaria GPS : Krugman and Rogoff

Posted on July 29, 2012 by macromon

Here’s today’s excerpt from Fareed Zakaria’s GPS. Krugman and Rogoff square off on debt and Europe, but seem to agree here on the Fed’s attempt at creating inflation. Click here for the GPS website. (click here if video is not … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Cycles and the History of Financial Bubbles

Posted on July 21, 2012 by macromon

Are we on the verge of a “Golden Age of Global Sustainability”?   Interesting thesis ala Kondratieff waves by the neo-Schumpeterian,  Carlota Perez-Perez.   Have a Listen. (click here if video is not observable)

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Slowdown of a Slow Global Economy

Posted on July 16, 2012 by macromon

Markets bettin’ on mo’ stim‘… (click here if video is not observable)

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Italians ask the IMF

Posted on July 10, 2012 by macromon

In this video, the IMF invited Italians to share their biggest worries about Italy’s economy. The IMF’s top economist on Italy, Kenneth Kang, takes questions about unemployment, taxes, and growth as part of the IMF’s annual economic evaluation of Italy’s … Continue reading →

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OECD sees growing eurozone jobs crisis

Posted on July 10, 2012 by macromon

Listen to how the OECD sees structural unemployment in low skilled jobs due to technology. …challenges we have never seen before. – Angel Gurria, OECD (click here if video is not observable)

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Will the smelly macro eat the micro?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by macromon

Ugly macro as the three swans are back with a vengeance.   China hard landing fears;  Eurozone debt and banking crisis (say it ain’t so, Mario!); and fears of a rapidly slowing U.S. economy. Are the swans  in the latest quarterly … Continue reading →

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Global Slowdown Hits Japan Machinery Orders

Posted on July 8, 2012 by macromon

Huge drop and much worse than expected in Japan’s machinery orders.  The Japan Cabinet Office reports, 1)  The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased by 14.5% in May from the previous month on … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future

Posted on July 7, 2012 by macromon

This is from our “must post file” and comes to us from the Economix blog via David Jones! Thanks DHJ! I took that photo at the Museum of the City of New York, at its exhibit on the history of … Continue reading →

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ECB’s Draghi Statement on 25 bps Rate Cut

Posted on July 5, 2012 by macromon

Looks like gold was looking for a little more than 25 bps, especially after strong initial claims, ADP, and the big move in the dollar. (click here if video is not observable)

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Manufacturing Productivity

Posted on July 5, 2012 by macromon

Interesting chart from the BLS showing multifactor productivity in the manufacturing industries.  Labor input saw huge gains in productivity in the past few years and some believe the sluggish recovery in employment is due to productivity increases. It’s going to … Continue reading →

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