Sep 17, 20122 minThe Federal Reserve Pulls the TriggerWhen Fed President Ben Bernanke spoke a couple of weeks ago at the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole, it was clear that the Fed was...
Sep 9, 20121 minWhy No One is Applauding the Jobs ReportThe jobless rate fell to 8.1% last month – the lowest in three years, but don’t consider that good news. Even though the rate fell, the...
Sep 4, 20121 minThe Fed Turns a Profit on AIGLast month, the Federal Reserve announced that it closed another chapter in the bailout story. And it turned a profit. Back in 2008,...
Sep 4, 20121 minApproaching the Fiscal CliffThe Congressional Budget Office’s update to the fiscal outlook can be summed up very simply: it’s worse than they thought. In January, we...
Aug 20, 20123 minNo More Solyndras…and No More Taxpayer Losses?On August 1st, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to approve the “No More Solyndras Act”. The bill would end the...