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The push to extend Old Maid Card maturities begins: next week we are seeing 3, 10 and 30 year coupons.November 9, $40 Billion 3 YearNovember 10, $25 Billion 10 YearNovember...

2 or 3 Things I Know The push to extend Old Maid Card maturities begins: next week we are seeing 3, 10 and 30 year coupons.November 9, $40 Billion 3 YearNovember 10, $25 Billion 10 YearNovember... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716974 2009-11-07T00:17:41Z 2009-11-07T00:24:00Z

When the Chancellor of the Exchequer reduced value-added tax from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent as an incentive for consumers to spend, there was a widespread view that...

2 or 3 Things I Know When the Chancellor of the Exchequer reduced value-added tax from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent as an incentive for consumers to spend, there was a widespread view that... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3720524 2009-11-06T21:18:10Z 2009-11-07T11:55:55Z

U.S. manufacturing is finally on the mend -- though as many factory bosses are quick to point out, when you’re in a hole this deep, everything looks up. That’s certainly...

2 or 3 Things I Know U.S. manufacturing is finally on the mend -- though as many factory bosses are quick to point out, when you’re in a hole this deep, everything looks up. That’s certainly... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716142 2009-11-06T20:43:19Z 2009-11-06T21:40:05Z

A new WPA might not be the best unemployment fix

2 or 3 Things I Know A new WPA might not be the best unemployment fix tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716192 2009-11-06T20:36:12Z 2009-11-06T21:46:11Z

I just finished presenting Tim's (and Rob's and Kurt's) paper in our Department Seminar Series:Appalachian State University Department of Economics Seminars 2009-2010 All seminars are in Raley 3010 at 2:00...

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From MarketWatch: Consumer debt drops for record 8th straight month Outstanding consumer debt fell at a 7.2% annual rate in September, the eighth consecutive decline, the Federal Reserve reported Friday...

2 or 3 Things I Know From MarketWatch: Consumer debt drops for record 8th straight month Outstanding consumer debt fell at a 7.2% annual rate in September, the eighth consecutive decline, the Federal Reserve reported Friday... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716144 2009-11-06T19:42:58Z 2009-11-06T21:40:05Z

Can we handle rapid technological change?

2 or 3 Things I Know Can we handle rapid technological change? tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716080 2009-11-06T19:16:20Z 2009-11-06T21:35:13Z

Update: A couple points: CRE is a lagging sector (see Business Cycle: Temporal Order), and I make some pretty optimistic comments in the middle of this post. I'll try to...

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Well, I'm offended you even had to ask. The title comes from a message from David Zetland (at aguanomics) who, besides asking questions with obvious answers, thinks posts about cow...

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Friday’s employment report may not have provided any clear signal as to when the U.S. economy might start creating jobs, but it did have something to offer for politicians of...

2 or 3 Things I Know Friday’s employment report may not have provided any clear signal as to when the U.S. economy might start creating jobs, but it did have something to offer for politicians of... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3720528 2009-11-06T19:03:50Z 2009-11-07T11:55:55Z

Why are companies still laying people off if the economy’s looking better? A closer look at the airline industry might help answer that question....

2 or 3 Things I Know Why are companies still laying people off if the economy’s looking better? A closer look at the airline industry might help answer that question.... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3720530 2009-11-06T17:37:01Z 2009-11-07T11:55:55Z

The latest extension of unemployment benefits couldn’t come at a better time, it seems; President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Friday providing an additional 14 to 20 weeks of...

2 or 3 Things I Know The latest extension of unemployment benefits couldn’t come at a better time, it seems; President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Friday providing an additional 14 to 20 weeks of... tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716154 2009-11-06T17:16:15Z 2009-11-06T21:40:06Z

But is that the real threat?

2 or 3 Things I Know But is that the real threat? tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716152 2009-11-06T17:12:08Z 2009-11-06T21:40:06Z

The best of the rest of the economics web

2 or 3 Things I Know The best of the rest of the economics web tag:www.blogs.com,2009:/business//7.3716150 2009-11-06T17:11:32Z 2009-11-06T21:40:06Z

America continues to bleed jobs

2 or 3 Things I Know America continues to bleed jobs