September 2013 – ricardian ambivalence

Yawning PCE gaps lead to low inflation

The monthly US PCE report is one of my favourite. US consumption is not just a bit part of the

If you’re not using github, you should start (see my intro for tips on getting going). One of the things

The Federal Reserve’s decision NOT to announce a slowing of the pace of their asset purchases at their September meeting

This is the five year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the steady stream of retrospectives has given

I have been of the view that the Fed would announce a tapering of their Treasury purchases at the upcoming

Like most Australians, I have in recent times voted above the line in the senate — after all the ballots

The RBA set the cat amongst the pigeons yesterday, by dropping the ‘scope to ease’ section from their concluding paragraph.

The September RBA meeting is unlikely to be a big event. While i am sure that Gov Stevens still believes

We’re now on the run into the September FOMC meeting. The key report will be this Friday’s non-farm payrolls report