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Here's Why Roger Altman Is Wrong About How The Markets Forced Austerity On Europe
This point can further be proven by making two additional observations. Italy replaced its Prime Mi…
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FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER: 'Austerity Is Over'
The U.K. has been rebuked by IMF officials. Reinhart and Rogoff have imploded publicly. Niall Fergu…
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The Rapid Public Implosion Of The Austerity Movement Is Like Nothing We've Ever Seen
Expansionary austerity has been refuted and even the IMF says that short-run multipliers are big. T…
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In One Chart: America Has Had More Austerity Than You Ever Would Have Imagined
For four years since the end of the recession, government spending has been a net drag on GDP (with…
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How Austerity Is Increasingly Crushing Europe
Having been to Europe multiple times in 2012 to assess the macro situation, it has become increasin…
Sam Ro
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The Economic Argument Is Over - Paul Krugman Has Won
SEE ALSO: The Grad Student Who Discovered The Truth About Debt Explains Why The Famous Paper Was Wr…
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Outrage In UK After Conservative Politician Says He Could Live On $11.50 A Day
The MP made the claim in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today program, where he was attempting to …
Adam Taylor
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CHART OF THE DAY: The Worst Of Global Austerity Is Coming To End
"This is best illustrated by measures of the underlying, or cyclically-adjusted, budget deficit," s…
Sam Ro
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European Leaders Keep Telling Themselves The Same Huge Lie - And It's Ruining The Economy
Why are yields so low? Well lately people are citing Japan, and the BOJ's efforts to depress rates.…
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Furious Britons Picket Prime Minister's House To Protest Spending Cuts And Economy
Cutting spending to reduce deficits in a weak economy weakens the economy even further. The weakeni…
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KEN ROGOFF: The Bloggers Are On A 50s McCarthyism Witch Hunt Over My Spreadsheet Error
Economists (and bloggers!) like Paul Krugman and Dean Baker piled on, the thought being that Rogoff…
Steven Perlberg
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GOLDMAN: Europe Needs More Austerity
While weak growth is a key near-term risk to debt accumulation, the medium-term risks focus on the …
Matthew Boesler
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4 People Who Praised David Cameron's Austerity Before The UK Economy Turned To Shambles
The new coalition’s most pressing challenge was economic policy, and again Cameron was brave. Rathe…
Rob Wile
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The Austerity Movement Is Crumbling
His comments come as economists debate the effect of statistical errors in widely cited academic re…
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CHART OF THE DAY: Spending Is The Problem
Government spending, which usually provides a boost to the economy in the quarters following the re…
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This is 'the end of eurozone austerity'
From a bond markets perspective, QE drives a wedge between nominal growth and yields, keeping yield…
Mike Bird
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Puerto Rico's School System Can't Afford Nighttime Guards Anymore, And Thieves Have Been Having A Field Day
"Given the relative lack of funds that we're experiencing, we must safeguard property and guarantee…
Rob Wile
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Puerto Rico's School System Can't Afford Nighttime Guards Anymore, And Thieves Have Been Having A Field Day
"Given the relative lack of funds that we're experiencing, we must safeguard property and guarantee…
Rob Wile
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The French Prime Minister Is Selling 1,400 Bottles Of Wine Because... Austerity
Hollande's own residence, the Elysee Palace, sold off a 10th of its wine cellar in May for 178,800 …
Steven Perlberg
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In Case You Needed More Proof That It's Stupid To Cut Government Spending In A Weak Economy...
The logic for this approach rests on the theory that our economy is crappy because consumers are un…