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'Toxic-Bank' Details Released: Public and private money will buy up bad assets in an effort to jumpstart the economy, reports Bill Plante. Harry Smith talks to Dr. Christina Romer, a White House adviser, on the economic strategy.; Tags: White House, Advisor, MoneyWatch, Asset Management, Investment, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Management, Harry Smith, christina romer, bill plante, economy, toxic assets, bank, bailout, breaking news; Videos 2009-03-23
New Rules for the Big Banks: President Obama's proposed finance regulation overhaul is the biggest set of changes in 70 years. The sweeping changes are intended to help consumers and put limits on bankers.; Tags: Bank, MoneyWatch, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financial, Maggie Rodriguez, Bill Plante, Christina Romer, Obama, Regulations Overhaul, Politics; Videos 2009-06-17

The Obama Fiscal Boost: Good First Bid, But Can the Administration Do More?: Brad DeLong submits: Paul Krugman writes: Romer and Bernstein on stimulus - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com: Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein have put out the official (?) Obama estimates of... the... American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan would accomplish.... Kudos, by the way, to the administration-in-waiting for...; Tags: US Market, Brad DeLong; External links 2009-01-11
America, Land of the Frugal -- And Why That's Bad News: After years of spending at breakneck speed, Americans have resumed the quaint practice of saving money. Although it might be uplifting to think of the shift as a newfound personal virtue, and it's true that spending on lots of things is down, the numbers suggest the lower spending may be...; Tags: Consumer, U.S., America, Economist, NYT, Obama Administration, Personal Consumption Expenditure, Sales Strategy, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, John Keefe; Blog posts 2009-05-12
Is the Economy Bottoming?: This week the Commerce Department reported that GDP shrank at an annual rate of 6.1 percent in the first quarter -- about the same as in the last quarter of 2008, but much worse than the 4.6 percent economists had expected. While the numbers sounds disastrous -- and they're most...; Tags: Recovery, Recession, Economy, Charles Wallace; Blog posts 2009-04-30

Five Points to Eliminate Confusion About the U.S. Macroeconomy: Brad DeLong submits: Comment on Christina Romer (2009), "The Lessons of 1937": Let me make five points to eliminate or refute or at least to fight against or lay down a marker that there is--well, call it "confusion" about what the right state of American macroeconomy should be....; Tags: US Market, Brad DeLong; External links 2009-06-19
Stimulus: A Second Round?: Most of the talk of green shoots in the U.S. economy is among people in the impatient, forward-looking financial markets. But in the real world, the employment situation is still pretty grim, and consumers are keeping a firm grip on their wallets. The Obama team took to the political talk...; Tags: Stimulus, Recovery.gov, Team Management, Management, John Keefe; Blog posts 2009-06-28