Monthly Archives: October 2009

Last month Obama delivered yet another speech of strong talk against Wall Street antics: “We will not go back to the days of reckless behaviour and unchecked excess that was at the heart of this crisis, where too many were … Continue reading →

Lakshman Achuthan at the ECRI has been making some pretty confident statements in recent months. He says leading indicators tell him that the recession ended this summer, a V recovery is now underway and no meaningful downturn in the stock … Continue reading →

Bill Moyer’s Journal had a disturbing discussion this week with former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) on the blatant nepotism of Wall Street and Washington. It is a nauseating review of how … Continue reading →