krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/3/2008
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OK, I know that's premature. And I place no weight at all on the fact that the Dow plunged after the vote.
But it is interesting that short-term Treasury yields are down - only 0.13% on one-month - suggesting that the flight to safety continues unabated. Against this, John Jansen reports some ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 9/29/2008
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So how could a major bill described by
the president and both parties' leaders as critical to...
the well-being of the nation's -- and the world's -- economy go down to defeat? There are no easy answers here, as the House's stunning defeat moments ago of ...
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Why the Bailout Bill Failed
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 9/30/2008
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We won the battle. Please remember this is
a war. Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Treasury Secretary Paulson,...
Obama, and McCain all still want to pass this stupid bill. If Your Legislative Representative Voted No... Please phone and fax your ...
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The Bailout Failed: What's Next?
article.nationalreview.com - 9/30/2008
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FACTBOX: Bank bailouts around the world, last 2 weeks
Has the bailout already failed?
If you think this bailout is expensive, just wait until you see the next one
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The sting of capital market segmentation
Marginal Revolution —
Greg Mankiw shows that real interest rates are rising on inflation-adjusted government bonds. Paul Krugman shows that short-term Treasury yields are down. The state of California cannot get short-term financing. There is simply no one willing to lend. Yet I would have no trouble buying a second home and getting another mortgage at a reasonable rate of interest and I am hardly a rich man.
Credit market segmentation is always there but it doesn't usually matter this much. The parts of the credit market that are paralyzed by ...
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