Category: Op Ed
U.S. Economy 2012: Odds Favor a Recession
January 2nd, 2012
in Op Ed
by Stephen Swanson, bio end of article
With a highly uncertain global economy and accumulating geopolitical risks, peering into 2012 is a challenging and inherently difficult exercise fraught with uncertainty. To minimize further uncertainty, it is bel… more »
Predictions for 2012
January 1st, 2012
in Op Ed
by Rick Ackerman, Rick's Picks I hadn’t intended to do a “Rick’s Picks Predictions for 2012” because I’m skeptical that anyone could get it right. So many things could go wrong next year that it’s difficult for me to imagine the world muddling through… more »
Warren Buffett and Chairman Mao: Something in Common?
December 30th, 2011
in Announcements, Op Ed
by Frank Li Warren Buffett has been heavily in the news recently. Here are two big stories:(1) Warren Buffett on tax: He encouraged the government to raise taxes on the rich, namely, the billionaires, the millionaires, and even the 200-thousandaires.… more »
The Bleak Picture
December 28th, 2011
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts These days, the news are bleak. Let me highlight some issues that appeared on radar in the last days:Hungary is turning into an authoritarian state (article by Kim Lane Scheppele)About the only economist talking sense in Germany is… more »
The New Tense Tango: China versus India-Japan-US
December 27th, 2011
in Op Ed
by Sanjeev Kulkarni China seems to be digging itself into a deep diplomatic hole. It routinely gets into diplomatic spats with its trading partners which are perceived as bullying tactics by targets of Chinese attention.The Middle Kingdom’s increasingl… more »
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