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BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 |
Bush's Borrowing Is Sapping Our Strength The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts will likely slow growth |
Inc. July 1, 2003 Bobbie Gossage |
Back to the Future The tax cut makes this Bush look very Reaganesque. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Peter Coy |
The Trade Gap: How Long Can It Go On? The rapid growth of the U.S. trade deficit has sparked vociferous debate -- and fresh research -- among international economists. Some see it as sustainable, but most believe the U.S. spree must soon end |
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. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits. |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
This Recovery Could Be Built On Quicksand Propelled by strong growth in the U.S., the world economy is on course to hit its fastest expansion in 20 years. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Anthony Downs |
A Recipe Sure to End the Real Estate Boom Slower growth, higher interest rates, and higher taxes are not a recipe for prosperity. So, real estate will be part of the broader economic suffering required by the adjustments our economy must make. |
Reason May 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
When Do Deficits Matter? While Democrats and Republicans switch sides regarding deficit spending, economists try to pin down a tipping point. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Fiscal Neighbors Canada and the United States confronted growing budget deficits and public debt but the results differed. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Could Trade Imbalances Topple The Greenback? Pressure from currency markets makes fixing the trade gap a delicate task for the U.S. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Catherine L. Mann |
Is the U.S. Current Account Deficit Sustainable? The U.S. current account deficit, driven by the United States' widening trade deficit, is the largest it has ever been, both as a share of the U.S. economy and in dollar terms. How much longer can the United States continue to spend more than it earns and support the resumption of global growth? |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
Reaganomics vs. Rubinomics The heavyweight economy policy debate over the past two decades has been Reaganomics vs. Rubinomics. The two philosophies seem to have fought each other to a draw. |
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
The Bush Tax Cuts Are Sapping America's Strength The cost is nearly three times as much as the tab from September 11, Afghanistan, Iraq, and homeland security combined. |
Salon.com September 28, 2001 Damien Cave |
Greenspan's New Deal Save the poor! No breaks for the rich! Has the Fed chairman become a tax-and-spend Democrat? |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Ronald McKinnon |
Can the World Economy Afford U.S. Tax Cuts? The international dollar standard redux... |
Knowledge@Wharton March 26, 2003 |
Europe's Budget Battles Argue for a Kinder, Gentler Fiscal Pact The euro's recent rise against the dollar disguises deepening strains in the fiscal foundations of the single European currency that argue for a rethink of the rules governing the finances of participating nations. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Robert Kuttner |
Harping On The Deficit May Undo The Dems I hope the Democratic candidates for President are in touch with Joseph E. Stiglitz, the 2001 Nobel prize co-winner in economics. Stiglitz has challenged a premise that has become like holy writ: the idea that deficit reductions caused the boom of the 1990s. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Bruce W. Fraser |
Economic Pin Balls As it stands today, Bush's economic legacy is still uncertain. Is Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. more than a Hail Mary? |
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The National Piggy Bank is Going Hungry A low savings rate threatens boomers' retirement -- and long-term growth. And part of the blame goes to the federal government's siphoning off a big chunk of domestic savings to fund enormous budget deficits. |
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. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Nader Elhefnawy |
National Mobilization: An Option in Future Conflicts? Despite a great deal of hand-wringing on the part of social critics, the really difficult question was not asked: Would a World War II-scale mobilization even have been possible after 9/11 if it had been deemed an appropriate response? |
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Maria Bartiromo |
Red Flags From Bob Rubin Former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin talks about what he sees on America's horizon. |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Rich Miller |
Building toward a Worldwide Recovery Growth is picking up around the world as countries slash taxes and cut rates to spur demand. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 David A. Geracioti |
The Great Gray Beast An interview with Peter G. Peterson, author of Gray Dawn: How the Coming Age Wave Will Transform America -- and the World and Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It, on how the political class is mortgaging America's future. |
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. |
CFO September 1, 2004 Ronald Fink |
It's the Deficit,... Neither Bush nor Kerry would close the federal budget gap. But that's where the policy resemblance ends. While 86 percent of CFOs are concerned about the size of the deficit, so far neither Bush nor Kerry has demonstrated much real interest in it. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Miller et al. |
Why The Dollar Is Giving Way The dollar is once again on the decline, dropping to a record low vs. the euro, a four-year low vs. the yen, and a seven-year low against the South Korean won. |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Robert Kuttner |
What's Really Feeding The Trade Deficit Beast Hint: Forget about the budget deficit and overvalued dollar. Look more carefully and you'll see three deeper structural causes, all related to hegemony and ideology. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Robert Kuttner |
What Killed Off The GOP Deficit Hawks? The Republicans are now the ones making excuses for big deficits. |
National Defense March 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Follow the Bouncing Ball of Defense, Federal Budgets: Disoriented Yet? Across the entire spectrum of military programs, affordability has become a predominant theme. As one senior official said, "It is no longer readiness at any cost, it is readiness at best value." |
Finance & Development September 2010 Mark Horton |
How Grim a Fiscal Future? For most advanced economies, both the near term and the longer term are tight, but there are ways to ease budget pressures |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
Cutting Through The Budget Smoke Long-term growth matters to the health of the U.S. federal budget, and so does reforming entitlements. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman |
Balance the Budget and Unbalance the Economy From time to time the idea of a balanced budget amendment has been floated, but so far it has never come to pass. Thankfully. We need to fear a balanced budget more than deficits. |
Reason June 2009 Veronique de Rugy |
The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite. |
Salon.com February 15, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Reaganomics redux Supply-side economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth defends President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut... |
BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
Harmony And Belly Dancing At Davos This year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, anti-Americanism was a faint memory, and practical concerns reigned. |
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 James C. Cooper |
How Long Can The U.S. Count On Foreign Funding? As the dollar sags and other investments beckon, a shakeout looms. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Ghosh & Ramakrishnan |
Do Current Account Deficits Matter? The current account balance may seem to be an abstruse economic concept. But in countries that are spending a lot more abroad than they are taking in, the current account is the point at which international economics collides with political reality. |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Andrew Leonard |
Bush's shaky hand The president's loose talk of recession and hype for his tax cut have economists worried he'll wreck the economy. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Martin Muhleisen & Hamid Faruqee |
Japan: Population Aging and the Fiscal Challenge With Japan facing a demographic crisis, government finances--stretched to the limit to keep the economy afloat--have to cope with the rising strain on public pension and health systems. This article looks at the economic and fiscal costs of aging in Japan... |
Finance & Development September 2011 Laurence Ball et al. |
Painful Medicine Although advanced economies need medium-run fiscal consolidation, slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt incomes and job prospects. |
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 February 12, 2007 Maria Bartiromo |
The Good News Economy Al Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council and one of the President's top advisers talks about the U.S. economy. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Evan Simonoff |
Why A Soft Dollar Doesn't Spell Doomsday China and Japan must help the U.S. in order to help themselves. A major U.S. recession would slam-dunk Asian export-driven economies and send unemployment in the region through the roof. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Beware Of The Sour Spot The Fed must get serious on inflation now to stave off a serious recession later. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Rich Miller |
Too Much Money A global savings glut is good for growth -- but risks are mounting. |
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Aaron Bernstein |
Why The Greenspan Fix Didn't Work Slower-than-expected wage growth and soaring inequality have wreaked havoc with Social Security. |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Congress: Doomed From the Beginning Why the supercommittee failed. |