The timing couldn't be worse, but it could be the capper on two weeks of panic.
Donald L. Luskin
On the July Jobs Report
Friday, August 5, 2011
It's a sad thing when a jobs report as weak as this is a big upside surprise.
On the ECB Rate and Bond Buy Decisions
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Trichet fiddles while Rome burns, and world markets take the heat.
Debt Ceiling Crisis Over -- Now What?
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
It's the third blow to the economy this year. Can confidence ever be restored?
On Q2 2011 GDP -- and On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock, Volume 3
Friday, July 29, 2011
Debt ceiling action moves to the Senate as we learn this recovery is weaker than we knew.
On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock, Volume 2
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Two nearly identical plans on table -- now everyone just needs to agree to say "done."
On the Debt Ceiling Deadlock
Monday, July 25, 2011
The bargaining asymmetries are clear now -- a favorable resolution is within reach.
Stand Down
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The Gang of Six and the McConnell compromise: paths to peace with honor in the debt war.
Plan B-Plus for Gold
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Gold at new all-time highs is about the euro, not the Fed or the debt ceiling.
On the June Jobs Report
Friday, July 8, 2011
Truly bad, but politically useful. Probably a wash-out marking the end of the soft-spot.