Lots of Brain-Dead Misreporting About the Case-Shiller Home Price Index this Morning
No, Case-Shiller is not yet a reflection of home prices during the Pandemic. Be patient.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly About the Fed’s New Credit Allocation Policy
Why using credit as an economic remedy evenutally does more harm than good.
Read more...Beneath the Bluster, Boris Johnson’s ‘New Deal’ Offers Nothing New
Boris Johnson’s effort at a New Deal Big Lie goes splat.
Read more...The Federal Government Always Money-Finances Its Spending: A Restatement
An explanation of the mechanics of Federal spending, with emphasis on the role of the Fed and Treasury.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/30/2020
COVID-19 and problem states with CA and FL ~ Biden campaign onboards the Obama Alumi Association ~ Biden as FDR ~ PMC reaction ~ Maté on Afghan bounties ~ McGrath v. Booker ~ Coincident indicators, manufacturing, housing ~ Wirecard debacle ~ Billionaires FTW ~ RIP Carl Reiner
Read more...Do Cry for Those in Arizona: What Happens When Politicians Disregard Health Care and Public Health Professionals During a Pandemic
How Arizona epitomizes the backwards approach the US has taken to its health care crisis.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Interview with Léa El Azzi on Capitalism After the Pandemic, Europe, Greece, Lebanon & the IMF
A discussion of the state of capitailsm, with a European/Lebanase slant.
Read more...We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until We Tax It That Way
Tax is an enormously powerful tool for shaping economic policy and thus bears close watching.
Read more...WSJ Says Banks Can’t Determine Who Is Credit-Worthy: More COVID-19 Fallout
WSJ says banks can no longer determine who is credit-worthy using existing models – more COVID-19 fallout, this of uncertain magnitude.
Read more...Links 6/29/2020
Global Covid-19 Cases Top 10 Million As HHS Secretary Warns ‘Window is Closing’ to Get Disease Back Under Control in US
HHS Secretary Alex Azar concedes the US may have lost control of the COVID-19 pandemic after a surge in cases.
Read more...Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy
Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.
Read more...Waste Watch: Plastic Free July in the Age of COVID-19
As COVID-19 swamps the world, other problems remain. Commit to a plastic free July and mitigate the world’s plastic problem.
Read more...Links 6/28/2020
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic People Can Still Develop Lung Damage
For those who remain to be convinced: COVID-19 is not the ‘flu. Physician discusses lung damage in asymptomatic patients.
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