IN THIS ISSUE: Bush Tax Cuts to Expire Automatically Large Income Tax Hike for the "Rich" Small Businesses are the Engine of Jobs Growth The Rich & the "Fair Share" Argument Will Congress Extend the Bush Tax Cuts or Not? Results of our recent FINANCIAL LITERACY QUIZ Introduction...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy is Improving Slowly Other Recent Economic Reports All This Sounds Good, But… How Do We Grow More Jobs? Home Foreclosures Hit Record High For the most part, the economic reports over the last month or so have been positive. On Friday, April 30, the Commerce Department...
IN THIS ISSUE: 4Q GDP to Rise - But by How Much? Retail Sales - Worst Drop on Record in 2009 Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery Political Implications & How to Move Forward Conclusions: Expect the Economy to Disappoint P.S. Pelosi & Reid Plot Secret Plan for ObamaCare Introduction All eyes will...
IN THIS ISSUE: Has the Economy Really Turned the Corner? Bloomberg Survey Finds More People Unhappy Fed "Beige Book" Shows Modest Recovery Consumer Lending Continues to Shrink Conclusions - Outlook is Still Very Uncertain Introduction The economy clearly rebounded in the 3Q, although many problems...
IN THIS ISSUE: Overview of Recent US Economic Trends Snapshot of the Latest Economic Data Fed's "Beige Book" Sees Modest Improvement Unemployment: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room Conclusions - Storm Clouds on the Horizon Eyes around the world are intently focused on this Thursday's...
In This Issue: The Economy Continues to Improve Slowly Plunge in Commercial Real Estate Values More Trouble Ahead for the Banks Glut of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Personal: Thinking Wrong, But Getting It Right Introduction There is broad agreement that we have seen the worst of the recession...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Assessment of the US Economy The Real Unemployment Rate is 16.5%, Not 9.5% Nine Reasons the Economy is Not Getting Better Where I Disagree With Mr. Zuckerman Conclusions -- "The New Normal" Introduction Over the last few weeks, most polls have shifted to indicate that...
IN THIS ISSUE: Finally a Little Good News for the Economy Geithner's Latest Toxic Asset Bank Bailout Does the PPIP Have Any Chance of Working? Fed to Buy $300 Billion in Treasuries & a Lot More CBO Assessment of Obama's Record 2010 Budget Conclusions, Market Implications & What to Do...
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03-31-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, GDP, Credit Crisis, Recession, Barack Obama, Deficit, Bailout, Economy, Timothy Geithner, Profutures, Treasuries, PPIP