July 2009

Some Corporate Views On The Economy

July 13, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

Here are some recent articles in which corporations opine about the economy. In general, in these articles it is seen that these corporations agree with the current economist consensus that “the worst is over”: U.S. Economy: Manufacturing Shrank Least Since August (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_.lKyRsGFJg “Car Makers See End to Sales Slide” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124646313562280557.html “FedEx Sees Signs of a Turnaround” …

Warren Buffett’s July 9 Interviews

July 12, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

I Warren Buffett’s July 9th interview on CNBC http://www.cnbc.com/id/31836625/ to be interesting, especially when he says: “And it’s very important the economy gets, comes back. It will come back. Government has less influence on how fast that happens than a lot of people would like to hope that it would. But government is a player, …

More Latest Thoughts from Economists

July 12, 2009July 12, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

I’ve recently run across three other economist forecasting items I would like to post. While I don’t mean to overemphasize these forecasts, I do think they are very significant on a number of fronts; and as such they deserve close monitoring and continual analysis and commentary: First, another economist forecast survey that seems generally in …

Some Latest Thoughts from Economists

July 10, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

The latest Wall Street Journal economist forecast survey says “the median forecast sees the end of the recession next month.” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124708099206913393.html Meanwhile, I would like to point out this quote from Christina Romer, from a June 28 article, as she mentions the prospects of a “V” recovery: “I still hold out hope it will be a V-shaped …

misc. note

July 10, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

Just a couple of quick notes… First, as you might have noticed along the right side of the page, there is now an email sign-up powered by Feedburner/Google. This allows one to sign up to receive, via email, each day’s post content. Second, above this email signup, is a device from Site Meter.

My Thoughts on More Stimulus, Part IV

January 10, 2011July 10, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

This is the fourth and last post (for now) with regard to my thoughts on the idea of further stimulus. At this juncture, one is led to wonder “what if more stimulus is enacted?” What may be its potential size and composition? As seen in the following video interview of Christina Romer: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1170636023&play=1 her view on the …

My Thoughts on More Stimulus, Part III

January 10, 2011July 9, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

This post will focus on the $787 Billion stimulus. As mentioned in the last post, there are varying perceptions as to its effect-to-date. I would like to go back to earlier this year, before the stimulus was enacted. I would like to briefly discuss the plan at that point, as it, as well as the analysis that accompanied …

My Thoughts on More Stimulus, Part II

January 10, 2011July 8, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

Perhaps one of the first questions that should be asked with regard to our current economic difficulties is “Do we Understand the Problem?” I discussed this concept in the article “President Obama’s Greatest Challenge” (listed here as the fourth article): https://www.economicgreenfield.com/prosperitybypencom-directory/ Do we understand the problem? I will leave that question unanswered, for now. However, some aspects …

My Thoughts on More Stimulus, Part I

January 23, 2011July 8, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

Recently, there have been calls by some for additional stimulus. As I believe this issue deserves significant analysis and discussion, the next few posts will address various facets of this issue. I would like to start addressing the issue by calling attention to an article I wrote in January. It is titled “My Overall Thoughts …

misc. note – email signup

July 8, 2009 by Ted Kavadas

Just a quick note. I have developed a separate blog that mirrors this one (as far as post content is concerned); with the added benefit of allowing for those interested to sign up for each day’s content to be sent via email. The site is : http://economicgreenfield.blogspot.com/ (The email signup is found on the upper right-hand …