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The effectiveness of fiscal and monetary stimulus in depressions

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:02:52 +0000

Miguel Almunia , Agustín S. Bénétrix , Barry Eichengreen , Kevin H. O’Rourke , Gisela Rua , 18 November 2009 There is one important source of information on the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal stimulus in an environment of near-zero interest rates, dysfunctional banking systems and ...

Economist's View found this 3 days ago on VoxEU.org

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A Dim View of U.S.-China Electric Car Plan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:45 +0000

A specialist in energy and transportation says China needs efficient cities more than efficient cars.

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 2 days ago on dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com

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U.S., China May Double Renewable Stimulus Spending (Update1)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:45 +0000

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S., China and other major economies may more than double stimulus spending on clean energy next year after holding back most of the money promised for projects, an analyst said. Stimulus spending on ventures such as wind parks and solar farms may more than double to ...

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and ... found this 2 days ago on bloomberg.com

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Getting loans to struggling businesses: The plan - Mar. 16, 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:00 +0000

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama vowed Monday to ease the financial plight of the nation's small businesses, which have been hit hard by the recession."Small businesses are the heart of the American economy," Obama said in a speech at the White House. "They're responsible for half of ...

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis found this 3 days ago on money.cnn.com

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Devon Energy Asset Disposition Plan Should Bode Well For Shareholders

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:07 +0000

Devon Energy (DVN) , a leading oil and gas exploration and production company, announced yesterday an asset disposition strategy for 2010 that appears to be very accretive for equity holders should it be completed as planned. Devon announced that it plans to sell its Gulf of Mexico and ...

brandslam posted 4 days ago from peridotcapitalist.com

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Goldman On Why A Second Stimulus Is Merely Months Away

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:58:27 +0000

" Earlier today, Goldman came out with a harbinger piece on why a second stimulus announcement is essentially a formality."

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More Bull From Paul Krugman: Making The Case For A 15th Stimulus

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:40:13 +0000

Headline exaggeration is good for the tortured soul. Trust me. At least it feels like we've had 14 previous acts of stimulation. Let me count out loud: Lowering interest rates to zero TARP and related filth AIG stealth counterparty bailout (more than 50% ...

The Daily Bail posted 10 days ago from dailybail.com

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) trading plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:25 +0000

Chart analysis and trading plan for Apple Inc (AAPL) ; 1) Are we facing a double top ? 2) Clear warning signal is @ $200 (your stop loss) 3) For me, the word "overbought" means that price is way too far away from its "usual" exp moving averages (50 & 200). 4) "Fundamental" overbought is ...

Stock Market Analysis at DeepMarket found this 3 days ago on gicharts.blogspot.com

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Stimulus fund job benefits exaggerated, review finds

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:52 +0000

Revere spent $485,500 in stimulus funds to install solar panels on the roof of the Beachmont School and claimed to have created 64 jobs on the project. Revere spent $485,500 in stimulus funds to install solar panels on the roof of the Beachmont School and claimed to have created 64 jobs on the ...

Capital Gains and Games found this 10 days ago on boston.com

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Jobs saved and counterfactuals

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:25:05 +0000

Krugman and DeLong have been attacking Mankiw and Meltzer for mocking the “jobs saved” metric of the Obama Administration. Here is Krugman: Brad DeLong catches Allan Meltzer claiming that there’s something nonsensical about the Obama administration making estimates of jobs ...

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Counting “Jobs Saved” by Obama Fiscal Stimulus

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:03:40 +0000

The National Journal asks: “Is the Obama administration’s stimulus plan helping to create or “save” 650,000 jobs, as the president and his aides say? Is that an appropriate way to measure the stimulus’ impact?” My response: I am astounded by claims that fiscal stimulus ...

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No Plan for Oil Shortages in North America

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:07:23 +0000

Editor Chris Nelder reviews several presentations on the energy aspects of national security at the 2009 ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference.

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Counting the Jobs Produced by the Stimulus

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:01 +0000

HTML clipboard Gary Burtless argues that the job creation numbers the administration issued underestimate the true size of the impact: Counting the Jobs Produced by the Stimulus, by Gary Burtless, Brookings : When the stimulus package was enacted last winter, the Administration said its ...

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EPI Releases - Plan B 4.0 Summary Presentation | EPI

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:07:23 +0000

As levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide continue to increase, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has predicted that Earth s average temperature will rise 1.1-6.4˚C during this century. Our current trajectory is already outpacing these projections. For every 1˚C rise in temperature ...

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EXPLAINER: Bernanke's Secret Plan To Raise Rates Too Late

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

FDIC Moves on Plan to Replenish Coffers With Banks' Early Payments

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:38:58 +0000

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75,343 Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:38:07 +0000

View Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus in a larger map More than ten percent of the jobs the Obama administration has claimed were "created or saved" by the $787 billion stimulus package are doubtful or imaginary, according to reports compiled from eleven major newspapers and the ...

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Goldman On Why A Second Stimulus Is Merely Months Away

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:58:27 +0000

Earlier today, Goldman came out with a harbinger piece on why a second stimulus announcement is essentially a formality. The administration has already promptly forgotten the lessons from the recent elections which were a failure for the Democrats, and a resounding vote against incremental ...

IEHI Feed: The Hedge Fund Implode-o-Meter found this 8 days ago on zerohedge.com

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The Next Stimulus Package

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:15:49 +0000

Earlier this week I mentioned a possible " upside surprise " for GDP in 2010: With unemployment above 10%, there will be significant political pressure for another stimulus package - especially if the economy starts to slow in the first half of 2010. This next package could be several hundred ...

FT Alphaville found this 8 days ago on calculatedriskblog.com

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Green light continues with G20 stimulus

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:09:43 +0000

“We agreed to maintain support for the recovery until it is assured…We are not out of the woods yet,” said the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling at the weekend’s G20 meeting. This continued green light on massive monetary and fiscal stimulus and no commentary about ...

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