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Debt Ceilings, Bombs, Cliffs and the Trillion Dollar Coin
by Jeffrey Frankel, Jeff Frankel’s Weblog Needless to say, the US has a long-term debt problem. The problem is long-term both in the sense that it pertains to the next several decades rather than to this year. (Indeed, the deficit/GDP … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Reserve, US Treasury, money
Tagged debt ceiling, Economy, federal debt, Federal Reserve, fiscal cliff, GDP, inflation, Jeffrey Frankel, trillion dollar coin
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How to Induce Explosive Debt Dynamics
by Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser.com The debt ceiling and implications of: “We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown.” and more recently “I think it is possible that we would shut down the government to make … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Reserve, GDP, Government, US Treasury
Tagged debt ceiling, Economy, federal deficit, Federal Reserve, GDP, government shutdown, Menzie Chinn
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Is US Debt Caused by the Trade Imbalance?
Written by Steven Hansen ….. the fiscal (government) deficit in the US cannot go away unless we also deal with the trade deficit. As we will see, it is a simple accounting issue, and one based on 400 years of … Continue reading
The Real Truth Is, When It Comes To The Government There Is No Debt
by Guest Author Mike Norman, Chief Economist at John Thomas Financial All we hear about is the debt, the mountain of debt. Debt, debt, debt…it never ends. My question is, what debt? What’s the debt that everyone is talking about? … Continue reading
Posted in Government, US Treasury, macroeconomics
Tagged austerity, debt ceiling, deficit, government debt, Mike Norman, private savings, super-committee, treasury bonds
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Deflating Any Economic Enthusiasm
Damage has been done by the drama over the debt ceiling vote in Washington. We did get an extension, but not much else except uncertainty. Continue reading
Posted in GDP, ISM Surveys, economic predictions
Tagged auto sales, debt ceiling, GDP, James D. Hamilton
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Debt Ceiling Debate Only Kicks the Can Down the Road
Eventually, a compromise will be reached and the debt ceiling raised – and sometime in the future we’ll face this debt ceiling again. No matter what budget cutting occurs, the Federal Budget will grow faster than the economy – solely due to entitlements and the baby boomers. Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary
Tagged debt, debt ceiling, economic summary, Healthcare, Steven Hansen, weekly summary
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