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Morning eBrief Archive

  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    Obama’s Dividend Assault (Wall Street Journal Editorial)
    Obama to Propose Lower Corporate Tax Rate (Washington Post)
    A Bolder Romney Tax Cut Plan is Coming (Larry Kudlow in National Review)
    US Debt to GDP Passes 101% (Zero Hedge)
    ‘Why This Time Could Be Different’ With Higher Gasoline Prices (Real Time Economics)
    US Home Sales Probably Rose to Highest Since May 2010 (Bloomberg)
    A Better Grecian Bailout (John Taylor in Wall Street Journal)
    Budget Gimmicks are Alive and Well in Payroll Tax Deal (Howard Gleckman in TaxVox)
  • Tuesday, February 21, 2012
    Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut, Sends to Obama (National Journal)
    Economic Report of the President (Council of Economic Advisors)
    How Big is the Payroll Tax Cut? (TaxVox)
    Officials Reach Bailout Deal for Greece (Washington Post)
    US Corporates Lack Guidance (Financial Times)
    S&P 500 Cheapest to Bonds (Bloomberg)
    Bailout the FHA? (Washington Post Editorial)
    Difference on Debt Reduction Not About “How Much” But “Who Pays?” (Treasury Note)
    America Needs Its Own Infrastructure Bank (Rodney Slater in Financial Times)
  • Friday, February 17, 2012
    The Myth of Runaway Health Spending (J.D. Kleineke in Wall Street Journal)
    Congressional Leaders Back Deal on $150 Billion Economic Package (Washington Post)
    House Passes IPO Bill (Wall Street Journal)
    The United States is Experiencing the Longest Stretch of High Unemployment Since the Great Depression (CBO)
    Jobless Claims Hit 2 ½ Year Low (Wall Street Journal)
    Five Principles for Fixing America’s Tax System (DMarron.com)
    Citizenship for Sale (Matthew Yglesias in Slate)
    Money Brawl (Ramesh Ponnuru in National Review)
    Four Reasons To Stay Gloomy (Nouriel Roubini in Slate)
  • Thursday, February 16, 2012
    Panel Concludes Last Details of Payroll Tax Extension (New York Times)
    How Would the Buffett Rule Affect Marginal Tax Rates? (DMarron.com)
    Congress Said to Pack It In for the Year (Politico)
    Growth Slow, But Fed Says More Easing Not Likely (New York Times)
    January Container Volume Down 3.9% (Port of Long Beach)
    Measuring the Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Constraint (Econbrowser)
    Making the Volker Rule Better for Markets (Bloomberg Editorial)
    ObamaCare’s Non-Tax Tax (Wall Street Journal Editorial)
  • Wednesday, February 15, 2012
    e21 Commentary: How Not to Make Public Policy: The Payroll Tax Cut
    Congressional Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal on Payroll Tax (Washington Post)
    Obama Predicts He Will Breach Debt Ceiling Two Months Before Election (Zero Hedge)
    Fed’s Plosser Opposes Rate Timetable (Real Time Economics)
    A Darkening Mood (The Economist)
    Why Latinos Have Been First to Make It Back to Pre-Recession Employment (The Atlantic)
    US Auto Bailout Was ‘Crony Capitalism on a Grand Scale’ (Mitt Romney in Detroit News)
    Tax Increases, Debt Limit Loom Over Budget Debate (Peter Orszag in Bloomberg)
    How to Crank Up America’s Economic Dynamo (Glenn Hubbard in Financial Times)
    Spending Won’t Fix What Ailes US Infrastructure (Edward Glaeser in Bloomberg)
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2012
    e21 Commentary: The President's Plan: Higher Taxes, Deep Defense Cuts, and the Entitlement Status Quo (James Capretta)
    Obama Budget Would Double Bank Tax Size (Washington Post)
    House GOP Reversed on Payroll Tax (Politico)
    Volcker Rule Faces Harsh Critics (Bloomberg)
    The Ratio of Spending Cuts to Tax Increases in the President’s Budget (KeithHennessey.com)
    Mortgage Settlement: One Step Forward, One Step Back (Christopher Papagianis in The Hill)
    The Amazing Obama Budget (Wall Street Journal Editorial)
    Obama’s Budget Fall Short, But It Beats Many Alternatives (Washington Post)
    A Responsible Budget (New York Times)
    Obama’s Budget Leaves Debt Bomb Ticking (USA Today)
  • Monday, February 13, 2012
    e21 Commentary: Don't Repeat Costly Policy Mistakes with Employer-Provided Pensions (Charles Blahous)
    Obama’ Budget Much Ado About Nothing (Congress Daily)
    Lew Defends Obama’s Spending Plan (Washington Post)
    Charting the Federal Reserve’s Assets 1915-2012 (Zero Hedge)
    Reading the Bump in Inventories (Macro Blog)
    Quarter of Work Force Drop Outs Go on Disability (Sober Look)
    Break Up the Banks? Here’s the Alternative (Tyler Cowen in New York Times)
    What Is Bernanke Saying About Housing? (Arnold Kling in EconLog)
    Is Capitalism in Crisis? (Gary Becker’s Blog)
    Why Greece and Portugal Out to Go Bankrupt (Wolfgang Munchau in Financial Times)
  • Friday, February 10, 2012
    Feeling Better About the Economy (Economix)
    Unemployment Extension Likely to Be Less Generous (Real Time Economics)
    How a $26 Billion Settlement Could Mean $40 Billion in Relief (National Journal)
    Buffet: Bonds Are World’s Most Dangerous Assets (Bloomberg)
    Why Is Unemployment Duration So Long? (San Francisco Federal Reserve)
    Fed’s Operation Twist Tangles Treasury Trade (Wall Street Journal)
    Dodd-Frank And the Myth of ‘Interconnectedness’ (Peter Wallison in Wall Street Journal)
    The Real Price Tag for Stimulus: Between $1 Trillion and $1.7 Trillion (Ezra Klein in Washington Post)
    Don’t Just Blame Capitalism, Blame the Regulators (Steven Rattner in Financial Times)
  • Thursday, February 9, 2012
    e21 Reaction: The Evolution of the Tax Justice Debate: From Buffett to Zuckerberg
    Obama Advisers Offer Rosier Job Outlook (New York Times)
    Payroll Tax Dealing Begins In Earnest (CQ)
    Home Value Declines Pick Up In Fourth Quarter (Zillow)
    Fed’s Bank Lending Survey Suggests Support for Growth (Wells Fargo)
    If Recovery Falters, QE3 Is On the Table (NASDAQ)
    Are American Homeowners Locked Into Their Houses? (Boston Federal Reserve)
    Rental Nation (Agnes Crane in Breaking Views)
    Chris Papagianis on the Remedies for Housing Crisis (Reihan Salam in National Review)
    No Budget, No Problem (Wall Street Journal Editorial)
  • Wednesday, February 8, 2012
    e21 Commentary: The U.S. and Europe: Governments of Equal Size?
    Still No Deal on Payroll, and Clock is Ticking (Congress Daily)
    Line Item Veto Bill Still Advancing in House (CQ)
    Bernanke: Fed’s Policy’s Encouragement of Risk is By Design (Real Time Economics)
    Government Spending: An Economic Boost (San Francisco Federal Reserve)
    The Fed’s Next Hike Will Come in 2014 (Economist)
    We Don’t Need Higher Taxes (Mitt Romney in USA Today)
    Annoying Arguments about Fiscal Policy (Clive Crook in The Atlantic)
    What Tax Reform Would Mean for the States (Howard Gleckman in TaxVox)

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