Trichet fiddles while Rome burns, and world markets take the heat.
Donald L. Luskin
Debt Ceiling Crisis Over -- Now What?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
It's the third blow to the economy this year. Can confidence ever be restored?
On Q2 2011 GDP -- and On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock, Volume 3
Friday, July 29, 2011
Debt ceiling action moves to the Senate as we learn this recovery is weaker than we knew.
On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock, Volume 2
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Two nearly identical plans on table -- now everyone just needs to agree to say "done."
On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock
Monday, July 25, 2011
The bargaining asymmetries are clear now -- a favorable resolution is within reach.
Stand Down
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The Gang of Six and the McConnell compromise: paths to peace with honor in the debt war.
Plan B-Plus for Gold
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Gold at new all-time highs is about the euro, not the Fed or the debt ceiling.
On the June Jobs Report
Friday, July 8, 2011
Truly bad, but politically useful. Probably a wash-out marking the end of the soft-spot.
Footprints of the Black Swans
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Keep it simple. Two factors caused this slowdown. And we're moving past both of them.
FOMC Preview: In Praise of Ben Bernanke
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
QE2 complete -- the Fed's just right. No QE3 unless unemployment rises or inflation falls.