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The Motley Fool
November 12, 2008
Morgan Housel |
China's Stimulus vs. America's Bailout Last summer, China was looking for ways to put the brakes on its searing economy. Now its government is spending a fortune to speed things up.   |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Will Obama's Stimulus Plan Work? Here are two major stimulus measures Obama has pledged, along with a few thoughts on the impact they'll have on the economy. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Fake Plastic Green Shoots While Obamanomics takes a hit, some still call for more stimulus. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Budget Deficit Goes Into Overdrive There's something terribly ironic about a group of Congressmen and -women chastising auto company executives for driving their companies into the ground, when the state of Uncle Sam's balance sheet looks like it does today. |
Reason
April 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Stimulating Ourselves to Death They might sound great, but do stimulus packages work? |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009
Milton Ezrati |
Emerging Economies Are Even Better Than Advertised Not only have emerging markets resumed their place as leading engines of global growth, they have also followed monetary and fiscal policies that are much more prudent than those of the United States, Japan and most other developed nations. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Peter Coy |
U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
70 Times Bigger Than the TARP Chinese companies are well represented among the 10 stocks that have suffered the greatest loss in market value in the year to March 1, 2009. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Peter Coy |
Debt: The U.S. Is on the Edge of a Cliff There are still buyers aplenty for Treasury obligations. But if Uncle Sam's borrowing gets much higher, investors could abruptly lose confidence in the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2009
Ryan McLimans |
The Next Bull Market Starts ... Tonight? How President Obama could kick off a market rally. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2009
Matthew Argersinger |
Your Portfolio Needs China Right Now Last year's financial collapse was partly "Made in China." And now, China is our only hope. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2009
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Jobs Now, Deficit Reduction Later The U.S. economy still needs fiscal stimulus. Attack the debt once demand returns. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Someone Has to Stop Obamanomics Now The new president's policies may destroy the very things we require for recovery. |
U.S. Banker
February 2011
Levy & Thiruvadanthai |
The Misguided Hysteria Over Public Debt Contrary to popular perception, government spending is not a drag on the economy. Slashing the federal deficit now would lead to a double-dip recession and plunging tax revenues. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2009
Morgan Housel |
4 Things Obama Can Do to Help the Economy The new administration is already up to their ears in suggestions, but here are four more changes and ideas that should be considered to bolster the economy for the long term. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Robert J. Barro |
Mysteries Of The Gaping Current-Account Gap The budget deficit isn't to blame, but spending discipline won't hurt. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Market Panic Is Back But you don't have to. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2006
Mike Norman |
Tune Out the Debt Doomsday Crowd Concerned about our astronomical national debt? You shouldn't be. Here's why. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Chester Dawson |
Why The Dollar Is Blooming Again Compared with Japan and much of Europe, U.S. growth prospects look sunny. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Cheap Oil Saved Us Billions. What Now? When gasoline prices rise again, you won't be too happy about it. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Con Games Don't Build Trust In its bailout fervor, has the government lost sight of logic and abandoned the crucial concept of letting businesses reap what they sow? |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2012
Morgan Housel |
Robert Shiller on the Need for More Stimulus In an exclusive recent interview, I asked Yale economist Robert Shiller about recessions, austerity, and stimulus. |
Chemistry World
December 6, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
US urged to triple energy R&D investment US President Obama's panel of science advisers has recommended a tripling of the country's federal investment in energy-related research and technology to $16 billion ( 10.2 billion) annually. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Can Government Spending Drive Your Portfolio? Investing based on government stimulus could leave you on shaky ground. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
Thomas F. Cooley |
(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable. |
Reason
June 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite. |
Reason
May 2009
Nick Gillespie |
Will We Be Stimulated? Suspecting that there was more disagreement out there than the president was letting on, reason magazine asked 10 economists what they expect from the stimulus package. The results were not very optimistic. |
U.S. Banker
August 2006 |
Bernanke to Paulson: Listen, We're in Charge There's something intoxicating about the Greenspan-Rubin versus Bernanke-Paulson comparison. But the latter duo's performance will be as deeply affected by political pressures and world events as by intellect and good judgment. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2008
Tim Hanson & Nate Weisshaar |
How Much Will It Cost to Save the Global Economy? Emerging markets news: The world's largest economies need to inject $1.2 trillion, or 2% of global GDP, in order to address the current economic crisis and avoid global social unrest. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Obama's Pick for Treasury Secretary Who should President-elect Obama pick as Treasury Secretary? Should JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon get the nod? Should Obama stick with current Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson? This video discusses this question. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Liz Peek |
Will U.S. Budget Woes Cause the Dollar to Fade? The safest of all investments? Not so fast. |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Stimulus Worked Without the quick and massive policy response, the Great Recession might still plague the United States. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Milton Ezrati |
Asian Economies Regain Footing After Falling Off the Growth Path During the past year, emerging Asian economies have shown two tremendous sensitivities. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010 |
Tom Keene's Econo Chat A conversation with Jan Hatzius, chief U.S. economist at Goldman Sachs, about the weakening economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Geithner: Should He Stay or Should He Go? Geithner hasn't commented on whether he'd be willing to serve a second term as Treasury secretary. The question is whether he deserves one or not. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Irena Asmundson |
A History of World Debt How public debt has changed since 1880. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Roundtable: Keynes vs. Hayek! Who Was Right? Fool analysts chime in. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Mike Dorning |
Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Obama's Budgetary Window Dressing In response to a federal budget deficit spiraling to heights not reached since WW II, the administration is starting to turn its attention toward America's fiscal position. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Stimulus + Inflation + Trade Deficit = Jitters It's been a heck of a week on the economic front. Inflation continues to push into consumers' lives, oil pulled back just slightly from last Friday's ghastly gain, and a presidential candidate called for another government stimulus package to ignite the economy. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Catalyst for the Market's Next Decade Political reverberations will affect the markets for years to come. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2010
Morgan Housel |
A National Debt Crisis? Think Again In the appropriate context, the national debt doesn't look so bad. We should really care about our debt's annual carrying cost, especially in relation to the size of our economy. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Foreign Investors: Heading for the Exit? After a year in which the nation's financial center was attacked by terrorists, equity markets continued a two-year slump and U.S. corporate integrity imploded, foreign investors have grown jittery about U.S. markets. So far, however, there are no signs of panic. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Nassim Taleb The Black Swan's author saw that spiraling risk in financial markets could spark a global crisis. Now he's warning of the risk in delaying deficit cuts |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Green Shoots? Somebody's Smoking 'Em Are we only delaying, but not diverting, any one of a host of ever-nastier outcomes for the economy such as a double-dip recession, high inflation, government insolvency, increased joblessness, or worse? |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Hawk in Hock: Obama pretends to be frugal as we sink deeper in debt The president wants to signal that he's serious about cutting the federal budget. Unfortunately, his plan hinges on the assumption that Americans do not know how to calculate percentages. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
Rebecca Lipman |
Debt Supercycle: Are These Leveraged Companies in Trouble? Big money managers appear to be concerned about the debt levels at these companies. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009 |
The Competitive Edge -- Are We Investing Wisely for Our Economic Future? The U.S. lags in the global race to invest in production technology and research. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Goldman's Jan Hatzius Goldman Sachs's chief U.S. economist offers his views on inflation and the budget deficit |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2009
Milton Ezrati |
There Are Reasons to Worry About the Dollar's Long Term Prospects The dollar's recent decline on foreign exchange markets has prompted investors to worry about a further, more significant drop. |
