Friday, July 30, 2010

Barney Frank Does Not Appreciate Having Words Put In His Mouth

June 11, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Other things, maybe, but not words. Barney Frank tells CNBC to sit on it, after Mark Haines, who by his own admission “can not remember what happened yesterday,” calls him out for his repeated auditioning for the role of Populist Compensation Queen, er, Czar. Fast Forward to 5:50 in the clip below: Hell hath no [...]

Will Obama Increase Pressure on China Regarding the Yuan?

January 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Chinese could see more pressure for yuan appreciationAmong the mumblings that circulate in Washington about foreign currency exchange is the regular lament that China is a currency manipulator. Although this is said quietly, and any real pressure on the Chinese to allow yuan appreciation is rarely brought to bear.But will that change with the Barack [...]

Congress Gets on Board for TARP: Are Tax Cuts Next?

January 22, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Fingers are being crossed for economic stimulus The economy is The News lately. Especially the U.S. economy. And yesterday Congress voted to release the last half of the TARP funds approved for economic stimulus last year. Now, Congress is turning its attention to the economic stimulus plan suggested in part by Barack Obama. The economic [...]