October 6, 2007

Fact of the Day

Paul Krugman: Over the whole of the Clinton administration, the economy added 22.7 million jobs – 237,000 per month. Over the whole of the Bush administration to date, the economy... [More]

October 12, 2007

Sub-Prime Fallout Coming...Better Duck!

FP Passport has an interesting update on the sub-prime mortgage mess. Two parts worth passing along: There is a widely held belief in the United States that the fallout from... [More]

CATO Bait-And-Switch

More nonsense from CATO, this time thanks to the NYT. From the very same article linked to at the end of my last post on our disappearing middle class, the... [More]

October 24, 2007

Today's Housing Sector News

Two stories. Both bad. Very bad. AP: Sales of existing homes plunged by a record amount in September as turmoil in mortgage markets added more problems to a housing industry... [More]

October 30, 2007

Consumer Confidence Plummets

The NYT, in words: Home prices dropped again in August and consumer confidence remained at the lowest level in two years, reinforcing investors’ bleak expectations for the economy, a new... [More]