Saturday, May 30, 2009

The yield curve and the credibility of central banks

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An increase in the yield for 10 year bonds put the yield curve in the US at one of its steepest since the mid-70s raising concerns about the...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Three different views on the role of monetary policy leading to the current crisis

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John Taylor thinks that the Federal Reserve is to blame for the crisis because of the low interest rates in the year 2003-2005 period.  ...
Monday, May 18, 2009

No wonder why we see bubbles in financial markets.

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Here is an article written  about 18 months ago that was justifying the low personal saving rate in the US using the argument that the stand...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The end of the Overworked Americans? (and the end of the 35-hour week)

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The decade of the 80s was characterized by a continuous increase in the number of hours worked in the US. It was a combination of an increas...
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Zombies. Banks or corporations?

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The results from the Stress Tests were released yesterday and there were very few surprises. The numbers matched the predictions (which were...
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Stressed?

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The Stress Tests Results for the largest U.S. banks will be released today at 5pm (ET, US). While the results were supposed to remain confid...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

No news is good news

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Back in the Fall of 2008 the spreads between standard interbank lending rates (such as LIBOR) and central bank interest rates made the headl...