The Media and the Market Place III: Burying Bad News in Plain Sight


19 January, 2010. David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

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Global New Year’s Resolution Should Be To Decrease Income Inequality Everywhere


6 January 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com. The obvious temptation at this time of year is to a) look backwards – especially given the “end” of a decade [depending on how you count it], and b) go with the “Top Ten” theme – especially given tha

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Australian Property Market: Sign of the Times – a ‘For Sale’ Sign


There had been hopes that the Australian economy would escape the Financial Crisis unscathed, protected by Asian demand for its abundant commodities. While it is true that Chinese demand is picking up again, the idea of Australian immunity to global economics have been laid to rest along with pretty much every other ‘decoupling’ theory that had recently been in vogue.

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Top Five Christmas Wishes for the World Economy


27 December 2009.

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China US Relations Plummet With Copenhagen Climate Talks Snub


22 December 2009. David Caploe, PhD, Chief Politcal Economist, EconomyWatch.com. The Copenhagen environmental talks ended in a weak, informal “agreement” that some called the end of the UN-based world ecological process that began in the early 1990s with the Rio de Janeiro meetings.[br]

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Financial Regulation: UK Activism vs Laissez-Faire US


19 December 2009. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com.

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Chinese Growth: Friendly Uncle or Roaring Dragon???


17 December 2009.

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Renewable Energy Economic Growth: Cleantech, Subsidies and Shortcuts


15 December 2009. In a global economic scene dominated by continuing uncertainty, one of the few “sure bets” has SEEMED to be the “green tech / cleantech” – whatever you want to call it – sector.[br]

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From Nobel Peace Prize to Irrelevance for Obama?


As the increasingly ludicrous health “care” “debate” grinds agonizingly along – “Senate Democrats said Wednesday they were not sure exactly what was in a deal the

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‘Bribing’ Middlemen – Obama’s Biggest Mistake


We’ve previously noted, in much greater sorrow than anger, how President Obama has seemingly gone, in less than a year, from “The One” to “Who?” – so much so that some have started calling him “Mr. Irrelevant”.

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