The world economy is poised for more of the same in 2011: booming growth in China, India and Brazil, and a sluggish crawl in much of the rest of the developed world. Here are the five most important factors driving sluggish eco…
After initially voting for the QE2 plan, Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh said in a speech Monday that the government’s decision to buy $600 million worth of bonds to spur the economy is a bad idea.
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Since Japan’s bubble burst in 1989, its economy has stagnated, and the world no longer feels threatened by the Japanese juggernaut. Nevertheless, many Japanese management principles still make sense.
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Bernanke & Co. are increasingly aware of the big impact that rising “animal spirits” (in Keynes’s words) can have on stocks and, in turn, the broader economy. Creating a self-fulfilling positive prophecy is the goal. Will it wo…
A day after announcing a second round of quantitative easing, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke responded to critics in a Washington Post op-ed that explains how the program will work and why it won’t spark inflation.
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