Tags: gdp
Paper Power – (Part II)
April 26th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Salty Nuts...anyone? There is an amazing (but old) trend picking up steam around the world and you can buy into it, if you have a few bucks to spare. Countries (for various reasons) across the world are falling over themselves to let you in and grant… more »
One More Comment on RR and HAP
April 20th, 2013
in Op Ed
It seems that anybody with an internet connection knows of Herndon, Ash, and Pollin’s (HAP) rebuttal of Reinhart-Rogoff’s (RR) paper on public debt and growth. Minutes after the news started to go round the web, I was asked what I thought by friends who… more »
The Challenges for China’s New Leadership
April 15th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
by Michael Pettis, China Financial Marketsp> The 2013 NPC and CPPCC Annual Sessions have ended with the formal selection of China’s new leaders. Not surprisingly there were few surprises. My quick take is that the leadership is saying all the right… more »
French President Planning Showdown With Brussels?
April 3rd, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Hilary Barnes ='font-size: medium;'> Francois Hollande, whom opinion polls suggest is the most unpopular president in the history of France's Fifth Republic, launched an effort on March 28 to restore his credibility on in an hour long inter… more »
It Can Happen Here: The Confiscation Scheme Planned for US and UK Depositors
April 1st, 2013
in Op Ed
Confiscating the customer deposits in Cyprus banks, it seems, was not a one-off, desperate idea of a few Eurozone “troika” officials scrambling to salvage their balance sheets. A joint paper by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Ban… more »
