Growing number of lower paid workers in US

Feb 5, 2015 | US Economy

The participation rate in the US has declined much less for those at lower levels of education: Source: Macrobond That the lower educated are disproportionately supporting employment growth, through lower paid jobs, may help explain why, so far, we have not seen...

Eurozone Growth Stuck in a Quagmire

Aug 19, 2014 | European Economy

Eurozone growth goes from setback to setback with last week’s GDP number being just the latest in a long line of similar disappointments.  Soft indicators have consistently overstated the strength of this year’s recovery, and the unpleasant truth is that as one...

The Fed and QE – An almost impossible balancing act

Jan 5, 2014 | Featured, US Economy

A nice series of articles from Bloomberg news alerts us to the fact that the Fed is anything but united when it comes to QE. There is consequently ongoing confusion, disagreement and general apprehension surrounding whether and how the Fed is supposed to end QE ....

Anti-QE in Japan

May 28, 2013 | Japan

Last week’s BoJ meeting did not meet expectations of trying to soothe the Japanese bond market.  Yields have shot up, with 10y yields 50% higher in May as of this morning, largely a consequence of the BoJ succeeding in raising inflation expectations.  However, of more...