EconoMonitor

Editors' Picks

Dan Alpert's Two Cents

The Wait to Reflate

Paul Krugman tossed off a brief note yesterday bemoaning the Federal Reserve’s brand spanking new inflation target (actually, the Fed said it was a “goal” – which is something you want to hit but know you often can’t).  He bemoaned the fact that “2% is Not Enough” in the title of his post – which initially made me [...]

More ›

United States

Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt Gingrich to Get the GOP Nomination

Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink. Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a Gingrich presidency. The Republican worry is understandable. “The possibility of [...]

More ›

Europe

On the Troika’s Coming Occupation of the Periphery

Europe’s inspectors will henceforth establish an occupation office in Athens to ensure the “full implementation” of austerity policies, for as long as it takes. Greece has been stripped even of the pretence of sovereignty. This country that freed itself from Ottoman control in the 1820s (with French help), is reduced to a Sanjak of the [...]

More ›

Trending Topic

January FOMC Meeting

Reactions:

Must Read

Asia

Building Debt in China

Before starting on the subject of debt I wanted to make a quick reference to something sent to me by Charles Horner, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.  I am glad to say that the overinvestment thesis is much more widely acknowledged today than it was even two or three years ago, but one [...]

More ›

So the moral of today’s European Daily Catch is when it comes to confidence indicators, know your consumers. Unhappy Italian consumers make poor spenders, while unhappy French households may very well hit the shops.

EconoMonitor Channels

On Facebook

Blogger Spotlight

Daniel Alpert Dan Alpert's Two Cents

Congratulations to Daniel Alpert on being appointed a fellow of The Century Foundation, one of the oldest think tanks in the United States. Dan is a founding Managing Partner of Westwood Capital, LLC and its affiliates. He has more than 30 years of international merchant banking and investment banking experience, including a wide variety of work-out and bankruptcy related restructuring experience.

Editors' Picks

Economics Blog Aggregator

Our favorite economics blogs aggregated.

Our Favorites on Twitter

@EconoMonitor/our-favorites

8 « »