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3 February 2011. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com Of the many topics significantly under-analyzed by the so-called / self-styled / allegedly investigatory Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, among the MOST significant omissions was the role of the credit...

2 February 2011. Even as developed countries close, or limit construction of, coal-fired power plants out of concern over pollution and climate-warming emissions, coal has found a rapidly expanding market elsewhere: Asia, particularly China. At ports in Canada, Australia, Indonesia,...

1 February 2011. Last month, we ran a disturbing Feature on the darker side of the for-profit micro-finance sector in India. 1 February 2011. Last month, we ran a disturbing Feature on the darker side of the for-profit micro-finance sector...

31 January 2011. In booming South America, oil-rich Venezuela is the exception: the continent's only shrinking economy in 2010. Officials are rationing hard currency. Government takeovers of private businesses are increasing. One prominent financial analyst recently had just two words...

24 January 2011. Everyone knows what a disaster the foreclosure "process" has been in the US, with banks throwing people out of homes to which they have clearer legal title than the banks. Unfortunately, the situation isn't much better in...

Just before Christmas, we ran a long analysis of China's complex housing situation, noting that,  despite a literal over-abundance of housing in general, and luxury dwellings in particular, residential real estate prices are continuing to rise , even though there...

11 January 2011. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com. Ever since the regime of Ronald Reagan, American political discourse has been in steep decline. His allegedly "sunny" disposition aside, Reagan was a master of rhetorical invective and radical...

There are several US investment options open to investors over there. US investment options are highly rewarding from a financial point of view. There are two broad types of investment options that are available in the USA – ones issued...

  The problem of inflation in the US is an old one for the largest economy of the world but at present, it is in its worst shape. At present, the whole economy is struggling hard to get out of...

Medicare or health sector in the United States provides several medicare benefits to the people of the country. Numerous provisions and facilities are offered by both public and private sectors to ensure the fact that high quality services are rendered....

US economy fundamentals deal with different factors that regulate the performance of country’s economy. Creation of a knowledge-based economy has been one of the major points for the federal government of the United States. The fundamentals of US economy put...

A major concern shared by many of the inhabitants of a nation is how the government is going to aid in development of an economy. Presidential plans are an indicator of initiatives taken by government to enhance the economy of...

Main economic feature of the presidential regime of Ronald Reagan was deficit spending on a huge scale on armed forces. Economic policies of Ronald Reagan were based on two promises that he had made in his presidential campaigns. Those were...

Barack Obama, the Democratic Party nominee for the US presidential elections 2008 has made his stance clear on the economic issues that are of paramount importance to USA's welfare and development. Sub-Prime Mortgage Market CrisisThe recent crisis in the sub-prime...

The ratification and signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement was the highlight of the economic policies implemented in the first term of Bill Clinton’s presidency. The second most important step was expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit....