It is still too soon to gauge the full economic impact of President Barack Obama's implemented and proposed policies, but a preliminary read indicates limited short-term benefit at large long-term cost...
"When it comes to the home mortgage boom and bust, who was to blame? The borrowers? The lenders? The government? The financial markets? The answer is yes. All were responsible." (Thomas Sowell, The Housing Boom and Bust, 2009.)...
In the first years of the Clinton administration, James Carville famously said, “I used to think if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or a .400 baseball hitter...
John Taylor, fmr. Under Secretary of Treasury of International Affairs; James Bianco, of Bianco Researcy; and the CNBC news team discuss the bond market and the Fed...
US President Barack Obama's top economic official will reassure China that its massive US bond holdings are safe despite Beijing's concerns about Washington's rising debt, officials said...
The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.