The 2000s were the slowest decade of population growth in the US since the Great Depression. The first set of state population counts for 2011 revealed that there has been no change to this trend. The US experienced the lowest…
Tag Archives: government spending
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The US: living in a lower population growth environment
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- unemployment, US
Posted January 6th, 2012
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The IMF is schizophrenic on Osborne’s UK budget. And a Keynesian book competition.
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- IMF, quantitative easing, UK
Posted November 8th, 2010
In September, the International Monetary Fund “threw its weight” behind the UK government’s austerity programme, saying that it “supports a balanced recovery”. One month later, in its World Economic Outlook (WEO), it seems a lot less sure of itself. In…
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Now that the new budget has been announced by George Osborne and spending review disseminated, the coalition is lauding its merits and the opposition is deflecting responsibility for the deficit and exposing flaws in the cuts. Today’s budget and public…
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A Nobel aim – to find the right match and reduce the poison of long term unemployment
- Topics
- quantitative easing, unemployment
Posted October 12th, 2010
Hi everyone, I’m the new guy onboard. I started at M&G last week but the rest of the team is already working really hard to find me a ridiculous nickname. Yesterday morning, I saw a familiar face in the news….
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Yesterday I attended a presentation by Greek officials and delegates from the IMF and EU as part of the London leg of a two day European trip. Considering this was a two day roadshow designed to reassure investors and rebuild…
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Dear Bond Vigilantes, The small nation of Ireland has received more than its fair share of press since the credit crunch started three years ago. The financial crisis has not been kind to the Irish economy, with the collapse of…
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I wrote a while back about the Spanish Bank Banesto offering a deposit account that jumped from 3% to 4% should Spain win the world cup. In the UK, Nationwide has followed suit and is offering a 4 Year Football…










