Q&A: Volcker on Bank Regulations
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker sat down for a conversation with The Wall Street Journal?s Bob Davis, before the controversy over Goldman Sachs dominated the headlines. Here is an edited transcript.
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Larry Summers Left Speechless
Larry Summers was, uncharacteristically, speechless following an exchange over Washington's penchant for forming commissions.
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Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Economist Robert J. Gordon uses contribution to GDP to illustrate the arguments of the optimists and the pessimists about the future path of U.S. economic growth.
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Fed Authorizes Tool to Drain Liquidity
The Federal Reserve authorized a tool that could be used to drain some of the liquidity it injected into the economy to fight the financial crisis.
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Secondary Sources: Exports, Capitalists’ Memories, Rural Economies
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
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B2B Search Engine Optimization: Focus on Content SEO
MarketingProfs B2B Forum is coming up quickly next week and I will be presenting about an hour of essential search engine optimization tips and insight specifically for B2B web sites along with Vocus Product Manager of PRWeb, Jiyan Wei. There’s a tremendous opportunity for B2B marketers to leverage SEO to increase prospect acquisition and to facilitate [...]
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Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Economists and others weigh in on the 3.2% jump in gross domestic product at an annual rate.
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How the Fed Will Read Latest GDP Numbers
So what do the first quarter forecast tell us about how the economy is doing? Growth is coming in around as expected though it?s still not convincing growth. Inflation is low and has the potential to come in well below the Fed?s forecast.
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More Jobs at the Top and at the Bottom, Fewer in the Middle
Job opportunities in the U.S. are becoming increasingly concentrated at the upper and lower levels of the workforce, cutting down on the jobs that led to the rise of the American middle class.
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The Economics of an Arizona Boycott
The effects of an economic boycott or all things Arizona could be crippling to the state, which is already suffering from the housing bust and a 9.6% unemployment rate, but it?s unclear how effective (or practical) any of those boycotts might be.
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