Gerard Jackson

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• The US Recession: More Unemployment and a Sinking Dollar

  Published 18 October 2009 | viewed 3,458 times

  What gives? The Obama administration no sooner assures Americans that labour markets had finally stabilised and mass job losses was at an end when the…

• The US Economy: Inflation, Deflation, Stagflation -- Which One Will It Be?

  Published 11 October 2009 | viewed 3,473 times

  According to Alan Greenspan the recession is over. What can one say? Greenspan jettisoned his economic bearings years ago and now the "Guru" who failed…

• What is Really Happening to the US Economy?

  Published 04 October 2009 | viewed 6,372 times

  While America's corrupt media ties itself in knots trying to put a smiley face on the recession the economic commentariat is thrashing around in the…

• The US Recession: More Unemployment and a Sinking Dollar

  Published 27 September 2009 | viewed 3,640 times

  What gives? The Obama administration no sooner assures Americans that labour markets had finally stabilised and mass job losses was at an end when the…

• Stock Market Crashes and Market Efficiency

  Published 20 September 2009 | viewed 3,703 times

  The share market crashes that reverberated around the world confirmed the prejudices of many (some of whom are paid to know better) as to the…

• US Economy, Free Trade, Jobs and Obama's Threatened Trade War

  Published 13 September 2009 | viewed 3,196 times

  It appears that Republicans are the only people that President Obama feels he can get tough with. He embraces thugs like Chavez while letting loose…

• The Facts About a US Recovery and GDP

  Published 07 September 2009 | viewed 4,964 times

  I like reading Larry Kudlow's columns even though I do not always agree with him. In a recent column he wrote that "free-market economies are…

• Is Excess Capacity Dragging the World Economy Down?

  Published 30 August 2009 | viewed 3,636 times

  The world economy is winessing excess capacity reaching levels not seen since the 1930s. In the US it is now about 68 per cent. Last…

• The US Economy: Getting There from Here

  Published 23 August 2009 | viewed 4,320 times

  While America's one-party media strive to convince the population that a new and wonderful economic dawn is about to break many economic observers are more…

• The US Economy ain't Looking Too Bright

  Published 16 August 2009 | viewed 4,606 times

  Despite the mighty efforts of a deeply corrupt media to portray the American economy as being on the eve of an economic miracle the American…

• The American Economy: Japan Redux?

  Published 09 August 2009 | viewed 3,893 times

  Quite a few economic commentators are hesitant about the direction of the US economy, uncertain about whether it will stagnate or recover. Some are making…

• Obama's Big Spending Fallacy Could Ruin the US Economy: A History Lesson

  Published 02 August 2009 | viewed 4,564 times

  I'm inclined to the view that the Great Depression was a seminal turning point in the history of economic thought. Thanks to that politically-induced tragedy…

• US Economy: What Recovery?

  Published 26 July 2009 | viewed 5,493 times

  The Dow has passed the 9000 barrier. This has gotta be a recovery, right? After all, "the share market is forward looking". I'm afraid these…

• Larry Summers and Obama are Taking the US Economy Down the Road of Economic Ruin

  Published 20 July 2009 | viewed 4,133 times

  Lawrence Summers is Obama's chief economic advisor and by all accounts a very smart man. But if he is what passes for smart in the…

• Will the Democrats Massive Borrowing and spending Binge Kill the US Economy?

  Published 12 July 2009 | viewed 4,409 times

  Any reasonably intelligent person understands that if the demand for a product increases then (all things being equal, as the economist would say) its price…

• Is the Fed Predicting Economic Stagnation for the US?

  Published 05 July 2009 | viewed 3,120 times

  For sometime now I have been pointing out that things would be bad, not because I prefer gloom to joy but because the Fed's disgraceful…

• Obama's Energy Bill is a Recipe for Economic Destruction

  Published 28 June 2009 | viewed 4,046 times

  Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad is an ancient saying that Obama seems intent on confirming with his energy bill.…

• The US Economy: Recession, Depression and Monetary Mismanagement

  Published 21 June 2009 | viewed 3,399 times

  The Institute for Supply Management reports that May was the "16th consecutive month of contraction in the manufacturing sector". Even though the contraction appears to…

• Obama's Sure-fire Formula For Rising Interest Rates and Accelerating Inflation

  Published 14 June 2009 | viewed 3,087 times

  The US economy is facing a challenging time for which Americans can thank the Fed's appalling monetary mismanagement, not to mention the lousy economics of…

• Is the US Economy Heading for Stagflation?

  Published 07 June 2009 | viewed 4,755 times

  Irrespective of how Obama's media supporters try to spin it the unemployment situation is grave and still deteriorating. This was not supposed to happen. According…