Commentary / World May 6, 2013
Austerity era appears over (for now)
Something remarkable has happened in the last few weeks. It looks like world financial leaders are focusing on too few jobs instead of the risks from government debt.
Something remarkable has happened in the last few weeks. It looks like world financial leaders are focusing on too few jobs instead of the risks from government debt.
Regardless of whether the Japanese economy makes a Keynesian recovery or enters a gargantuan sovereign debt crisis, there will be lessons for all.
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Now that's what a negotiation looks like. Up to this point, the talks between the White House and Congressional Republicans over resolving the "fiscal cliff" have been — as far as the public could see, anyway — exercises in strategic bluster. But now there seems ...