…why are you doubling down based on that? As I say it all starts with the numbers, and in particular the numbers as seen in Table V.B1: Principal Economic Assumptions,…

The NYT reports significant progress in Basra, Iraq. The principal factor for improvement that people in Basra cite is the deployment of 33,000 members of the Iraqi security forces after…

For today let’s have less meta and more data. The key economic and demographic tables are V.A1 ‘Principal Demographic Assumptions’, V.B1 ‘Principal Economic Assumptions’ and V.B2 ‘Additional Economic Factors’ all…

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…external entities are liabilities of Treasury. It must pay interest, and eventually principal, to those entities. (Though those payments flow right back to Treasury, and/or don’t flow out, depending on…

…and principal. However, there is a puzzle. The US actually receives more payments from its smaller investments overseas than it pays to service the larger investments by foreigners in the…

…trap and back. No taste or technology shocks are required. In this model time is continuous. Consumers maximize a standard utility function. In principal there is an additive laziness term…

…being in the first two categories. The respective holdings can be seen in the following graphic with specific numbers available by hovering your cursor: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/charts/principal/principal_debt.htm Treasury Bonds (20 and 30…

Via Naked Capitalism: Elizabeth Warren tore into FHFA director Mel Watt over his failure to develop a program for Fannie and Freddie to provide principal modifications to underwater borrowers at…

…workers from discrimination based on citizenship, immigration status and national origin. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Mexican Ambassador Carlos…