Eric Lotke

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  • November 19, 2009 - 11:04am

    President Obama is home from China and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission today releases its 2009 report to Congress. What have we learned? That we need to pay attention because we’re getting schooled.

  • November 12, 2009 - 2:15pm

    As President Obama packs for China, I thought I’d draw him a picture of how China is manipulating its currency.
    Yuan_manipulation_CAFw.jpg

  • Published New Unemployment, Old Solutions (Blog entry)
    November 6, 2009 - 12:09pm

    Today’s unemployment data contain gloomy news. Gloomy, but expected. The interpretation of the data is even worse.

  • Published Green Shoots. For Whom? (Blog entry)
    November 5, 2009 - 12:43pm

    Today’s “Productivity and Costs” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contain what looks like good news. But keep the cork in the bottles.

  • Published Building a Smart Grid, Smartly (Blog entry)
    October 27, 2009 - 12:04pm

    President Barack Obama announced today $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid. Like many Obama initiatives, it’s a smart first step. But much more is needed and one piece is rarely mentioned at all.

  • Published Bernanke Solves The Wrong Deficit (Blog entry)
    October 19, 2009 - 8:55pm

    Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke recognized today that America’s trade deficit played a central role in the global economic crisis. Then after he recognized the problem, he went on to solve a different one.

  • Published Time to Take on the Banks (Blog entry)
    October 16, 2009 - 2:32pm

    The American people didn’t bail out banks that were too big to fail so they could take over banks that were smaller and did.

  • October 13, 2009 - 10:51am

    New public opinion research by the Economic Policy Institute contains reassuring findings. The American people are smarter than they sometimes look on TV.

  • September 30, 2009 - 8:02pm

    The forum on American debt and deficit had it right. First, don’t panic. Don’t stop the stimulus spending or raise taxes with the economy still near the bottom.

  • Published G-20 Promises: What They Mean (Blog entry)
    September 25, 2009 - 7:43am

    The G-20 Summit is wrapping up today. We can compare its performance to promises made in advance. Leaders discussed financial markets, of course, but they also made promises about jobs and work. Some highlights:

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  • November 19, 2009 - 11:04am

    President Obama is home from China and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission today releases its 2009 report to Congress. What have we learned? That we need to pay attention because we’re getting schooled.

  • November 12, 2009 - 2:15pm

    As President Obama packs for China, I thought I’d draw him a picture of how China is manipulating its currency.
    Yuan_manipulation_CAFw.jpg

  • Published New Unemployment, Old Solutions (Blog entry)
    November 6, 2009 - 12:09pm

    Today’s unemployment data contain gloomy news. Gloomy, but expected. The interpretation of the data is even worse.

  • Published Green Shoots. For Whom? (Blog entry)
    November 5, 2009 - 12:43pm

    Today’s “Productivity and Costs” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contain what looks like good news. But keep the cork in the bottles.

  • Published Building a Smart Grid, Smartly (Blog entry)
    October 27, 2009 - 12:04pm

    President Barack Obama announced today $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid. Like many Obama initiatives, it’s a smart first step. But much more is needed and one piece is rarely mentioned at all.

  • Published Bernanke Solves The Wrong Deficit (Blog entry)
    October 19, 2009 - 8:55pm

    Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke recognized today that America’s trade deficit played a central role in the global economic crisis. Then after he recognized the problem, he went on to solve a different one.

  • Published Time to Take on the Banks (Blog entry)
    October 16, 2009 - 2:32pm

    The American people didn’t bail out banks that were too big to fail so they could take over banks that were smaller and did.

  • October 13, 2009 - 10:51am

    New public opinion research by the Economic Policy Institute contains reassuring findings. The American people are smarter than they sometimes look on TV.

  • September 30, 2009 - 8:02pm

    The forum on American debt and deficit had it right. First, don’t panic. Don’t stop the stimulus spending or raise taxes with the economy still near the bottom.

  • Published G-20 Promises: What They Mean (Blog entry)
    September 25, 2009 - 7:43am

    The G-20 Summit is wrapping up today. We can compare its performance to promises made in advance. Leaders discussed financial markets, of course, but they also made promises about jobs and work. Some highlights:

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