Louis S. Barnes
World falling deeper into Alice’s rabbit hole
In the age of COVID-19, everyone (Congress, bankers, bureaucrats) all could use some gentle correctives. Here goes.
Fed poised for even more easing
Facing resistance, Bernanke plans to keep stimulating laggard economy.
Economy is just above stall speed
Inside the Fed, arguments rage about what to do next.
Bank lending still isn’t happening
Why are they still not making loans? Let me count the reasons.
Economic recovery aborted in June
Democrats want more government, Republicans less. The Tea Party answers with an angry hammer-smash at the reset button.
We shouldn’t let house prices “just fall”
Housing needs emergency help.
Shadow housing inventory looms over economy
The Fed and Administration need to do more to fix it.
Economy: the queasy sensation continues
The gates of every economic lunatic asylum are wide open.
It’s only a “Modest Depression”
The sky is black with chickens coming home, and the Fed looks weak or lost.