Post Tagged with: "recovery"

February 2, 2012 10:24

One Year Later, Another Look at Obamanomics vs. Reaganomics

Under Reagan’s policies, the economy skyrocketed. Under Obama’s policies, by contrast, we’ve just barely gotten back to where we were when the recession began. Unlike past recessions, we haven’t enjoyed a strong bounce. And this means we haven’t recovered the output that was lost during the downturn. – Forbes.com

September 14, 2011 07:36

Charting U.S. Small Business Pessimism

The September report for August shows a substantial decline in the overall index number, so much so that Chief Economist William Dunkelberg and Policy Analyst Holly Wade grimly refer to it as the Small Business PESSImism Index.

August 17, 2011 07:28

Did Bo (Obama’s Dog) Eat The Recovery? He’s blamed everything else

Blame Game: In his inaugural address 2 1/2 years ago, President Obama called for a “new era of responsibility.” Yet lately, his main goal in life seems to be escaping any responsibility for the lousy economy. – IBD

June 7, 2011 05:35

The Economic Perfect Storm That’s Killing Consumer Spending

Consumers, who are central to solid and sustained growth, are at the heart of the new worries. Their pullback is a big reason why the economy is slowing down, and it’s not just because of high gas prices.

March 24, 2011 09:54

Is the Recovery “Self-Sustaining”? Here’s a Test

Here’s a simple test of whether the economic recovery is self-sustaining or not: cut Federal spending back to 2007 levels (a $1 trillion reduction) and cancel all Fed intervention such as quantitative easing.

October 7, 2010 09:09

Obama and Ben Bernanke Have Us Facing the Abyss

Between the president’s economic power grabs and the Fed chairman’s “quantitative easing” schemes, the future continues to darken for our long-term economic prospects.

September 14, 2010 19:01

FBN’s Gerri Willis dissects debt

Credit card debt, student loan debt and the jobless ‘recovery’ that isn’t.

August 26, 2010 04:53

Capital Investment Slowdown in U.S. Signals Reluctance to Hire

A slowdown in U.S. business investment may soon hit the job market, further hindering a recovery in the world’s largest economy.

August 13, 2010 03:53

Fed’s Effort to Bolster U.S. Recovery Fails to Calm Investors

The Federal Reserve’s first attempt to bolster the flagging U.S. recovery shows no sign of dispelling investor concerns the world’s largest economy may slide back into a recession.- Bloomberg

July 27, 2010 06:37

Obama’s ‘razzle dazzle’ recovery tour – can he recover?

Laura Ingraham senses a new wave of change sweeping the nation: the American people recovering the fighting spirit and common sense that has saved us before and will save us again.