Two Reasons Why Greece Crisis is Punishing the Euro


So much for the euphoria over the ‘solution’ to the Greek crisis with the announcement of the EU-IMF bailout. The markets weren’t really convinced, and Greece’s interest rates had been ticking up.

Derivatives Vote in Key Senate Committee Strikingly Conforms to Economy Watch Scenario


By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

It’s far too early to say anything definitive, of course, but we couldn’t help but be struck by how quickly major structural elements of

By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

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Wall Street Apologizes – Sort Of ;-)


While we’re still recovering from the two full days of intense concentration that went into our latest Feature Analysis on the Goldman / SEC situation,

it gives us a chance to share with you some of the “In the News” items that have been accumulating over the past few days … 😉 … [br]

Goldman’s Double Role in Greek Tragedy – EN ESPANOL – Part THREE !!!


Still exhausted from having finished an extensive “Featured Analysis” of the SEC’s civil – not criminal – indictment of Goldman Sachs for its “double dealing” in the US housing market,

Goldman’s Double Role in Greek Tragedy – Part II – EN ESPANOL !!!


Having just finished our “Featured Analysis” of the SEC’s civil – not criminal – indictment of Goldman Sachs for its “double dealing” in the US housing market,

Having just finished our “Featured Analysis” of the SEC’s civil – not criminal – indictment of Goldman Sachs for its “double dealing” in the US housing market,

Goldman’s Double Role in Greek Tragedy – Part I – EN ESPANOL !!!


How appropriate that we have received on the weekend after the SEC’s civil – not criminal – indictment of Goldman Sachs for its “double dealing” in the US housing market [br]

How appropriate that we have received on the weekend after the SEC’s civil – not criminal – indictment of Goldman Sachs for its “double dealing” in the US housing market [br]

Portugal Debt Crisis: Flawed Media Coverage, Bad Economic ‘Thinking’


16 April 2010 By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

Several regular readers have asked why we haven’t covered the “solution” to the Greek debt crisis

16 April 2010 By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

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India Trip: Geithner’s Missed Opportunities


This month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner became the latest of President Barack Obama’s cabinet members to make a quick trip to India.

The trip could have served as an effective precursor to Obama’s planned visit to India’s capital this summer.

This month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner became the latest of President Barack Obama’s cabinet members to make a quick trip to India.

Europe Way Ahead of US Converting Trash to “Clean Energy”


Denmark now regards garbage as a clean alternative fuel rather than a smelly, unsightly problem, using incinerators, known as waste-to-energy plants to make the transition.

Denmark now has 29 such plants, serving 98 municipalities in a country of 5.5 million people, and 10 more are planned or under construction.

India Hit By Wave of Suicides, Political and Otherwise


Suicide has become something of a phenomenon in India, especially in the south, which now has one of the highest suicide rates in the world — a fact that has both puzzled and alarmed public health experts.

Suicides by indebted farmers are frequently reported in the news media and pointed to as a sign that India has forgotten its rural poor.