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Wayward on their carry concern?

<p>What's really behind the deficit hawkishness?</p> <p>MY WORKING theory of the Obama administration&#39;s recent deficit tough talk has b...

A big Fed mess

<p>Please stop patting Ben Bernanke on the back</p> <p>ALAN BLINDER opens a new Washington Post column with what I believe is the conventional ...

Quote of the day

<p>Would you take investment advice from this man?</p> <p>WHEN last we checked in on Bill Gross, he was writing about, um, death, before tellin...

Beyond the peg

<p>China's trade surplus is about more than exchange rates</p> <p>IN JUST about any analysis of the persistent trade imbalance between China an...

Did the president save the auto industry?

<p>An unlikely explanation for high auto prices</p> <p>EARLIER this week, I pointed to a surprising increase in vehicle prices in the Consumer ...

Link exchange

<p>The best of the rest of the economics web</p> <p>TODAY&#39;S recommended economics writing:&bull; Metropolitan budgets are on the br...

How to tackle a deficit

<p>It will have to be done eventually; here's where to start</p> <p>AMERICA has gotten itself into a funny place. Despite the large increase in...

Outstanding graphics of the day

<p>Of young health reform supporters and old empires</p> <p>I PRESENT two outstanding graphical presentations of data, for your enjoyment. Firs...

Food for thought

<p>A warming globe is a hungrier one</p> <p>THE amusing-yet-slightly-disturbing news of the day is that America is suffering a nationwide short...

Where will we be in one year?

<p>Far from where we want to be</p> <p>THE good news is, the OECD&#39;s latest economic forecast revises up sharply projected economic grow...