…you can say that gilts are inevitably going to give you a poor return.” Looking ahead, Mr Apel Most bond traders might be claiming they are worried about the deficit,…

…think. No comment needed. Creswell, Julie and Peter Lattman. 2010. “Private Equity Thrives Again, but Dark Shadows Loom.” New York Times (29 September) Dealbook Special Section: p. 1. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/private-equity-thrives-again-but-dark-shadows-loom/?ref=business “This…

…to use that for a headline. The medical loss ratio at 80% was one measure for evaluating whether enough % dollars of premium was actually going to medical expenses as…

…close the Enthusiasm Gap among those who were among your biggest boosters and defenders during the HCR fiasco? How about stop pissing on FDR’s grave and telling us you are…

…followed by the GOP “believers” in market fundamentalism and greed-is-good philosophy, it is not such a surprise that the Democrats are adopting GOP-favored tax policies that benefit big corporations and…

…Graham said, speaking during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. House Homeland Security ranking member Peter King, who testified at the hearing, said he agreed with Graham….

…the charge of proposing ways to improve the long-term fiscal outlook and specifically to address the growth in “entitlement” spending. See the description by Peter Orszag, OMB director, on The…

…webcast in full from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at www.makemarketsbemarkets.org by CNN. Bloomberg will cover the 9:30-11:00 AM segment live. Participants include George Soros, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Stiglitz, Jim…

…going to walk away from the issue. If they did, they would give the conservatives everything they need to re-take Washington. “President Obama is incapable of governing,” the opposition would…

Slowly moving back into everything, and so catching up with Mark Thoma’s use of Paul Volcker as his latest line of Defense of Giving the Fed More Regulatory Power. (Amusing…