04/14/2020
Today Edward Pinto, RCM "US has more known cases of coronavirus than any other country" - CNN Reading breathless headlines such as this, one would never know that the on a cases per million population... |
Krishna Kumar & Shanthi Nataraj, CNN There is a danger that policies designed to help businesses weather the current health crisis could lead to defaults on loans or require further government intervention, sowing the seeds of a larger financial crisis in the future. |
Scott Atlas, The Hill The near-total isolation of everyone and the lockdown on most health care unrelated to COVID-19 must end because it is harmful to eradicating the disease, and its costs, including actual loss of life, could become enormous. |
Josh Barro, New York The Federal Reserve was better prepared for the coronavirus pandemic than other institutions, thanks in large part to the lessons it learned during the financial crisis. |
John Tamny, RCM "Like the great wars of the 20th century, some analysts and historians think the current crisis could fuel a new era of big government in which public officials control more of the levers of... |
Robert Wright, AIER While presumed experts in Washington look for data that will justify reopening the economy, the third branch of government, the judiciary, has hardly been mentioned in the crisis to date but could play a key role in breaking any political stalemate. |
Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com After several days of negotiations, OPEC pulled off a historic production cut of around 10 million barrels, but the deal failed to lift oil prices on Monday |
Paul Krugman, New York Times Billions for oil, nothing for nurses and teachers. |
Drew Johnson, Washington Examiner Oil prices are plummeting -- partly due to falling global demand caused by the coronavirus, but mainly due to a price war launched by Saudi Arabia and Russia. |
Noah Wall, RealClearMarkets It's time for us to begin the process of reopening the economy. Nearly 17 million Americans?or 11 percent of the U.S. labor force?have filed for unemployment benefits in the last... |
Marcelo Perez, Alhambra Investments With volatility in the stock market ebbing somewhat or at least going in a more comfortable direction â?" 1000 point up-days feel a lot better than 1000 point down-days â?" it seems a good time to star? |
Eric Nelson, Servo During extreme market moves and worrisome headlines, many investors make big mistakes by abandoning their plans and selling stocks to avoid further losses. But a look back at history finds the best defense is a good offense. |
Reuven Brenner, Montreal Economic Institute The reason for the Spanish flu having had such a disastrous impact was that the two enemy coalitions fighting in WWI kept the information about the spreading flu secret. |
Richard Moody, Regions Bank |
Brandon Medina, Construction Coverage According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, almost one-third of American households are considered cost-burdened, meaning they spend 30 perce |
David Henderson, Hoover Institution With all the mistakes by government, one thing that's working really well is the free market. |
Brett Ryan, Deutsche Bank Group |
Benjamin Zycher, RCM The crude oil sector now is confronted by a sharp decline in demand conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in production attendant upon the price feud between Russia and Saudi... |
Jonathon Trugman, New York Post It's time to plan for a grand reopening of the American economy, and we need to execute it in a safe, methodical and robust way. |
David Henderson, American Institute for Economic Research |
Michael Bright, Issues & Insights This downturn is not of our own making, but it could be much deeper than 12 years ago. |
David Sax, New York Times The owners of hair salons, bike shops and delis are stepping up to help their communities, all while wondering if they'll make it. |
Sam Adolphsen, The Hill When the microbes settle, and when we test, and treat, and help, and save, and make COVID-19 a story of our past, our country needs to reembrace the principles upon which we were foundedâ?"the ones that made America great, and the ones that will make us great again. |
Justin Haskins, Fox News Whenever the socialism Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for is attempted, destruction, economic chaos and misery inevitably follow. |
Nicole Gelinas, City Journal What New York can do to ensure a sturdy recovery from Covid-19 |
Irwin M. Stelzer, Washington Examiner There is no question that our airlines provide a network that moves people, goods, and mail around the country and overseas â?" essential to a prosperous and growing economy. Surely, it is in the national interest to see that they continue to operate. But that goal can be accomplished without bailing them out of the predicament they have created for themselves by returning 96% of their free cash over the past decade to shareholders rather than shoring up their balance sheets and preparing for the rainy day that has now arrived. |
George P. Shultz & Michael Boskin & John Taylor, Proj. Syndicate Government policies restricting the operation of markets usually do more harm than good. Even in times of crisis, such as the current coronavirus pandemic, policymakers should do everything possible to keep markets working and private incentives strong. |
Noah Wall, RCM To flatten the COVID-19 curve, state governments have shut down the operation of thousands?maybe millions?of small businesses across the United States. Similar to a federal government... |
Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund Desire for economic forecasts surges right when our ability to accurately forecast plunges. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
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Sarah Begley, Medium Cold war bunkers are out. Subterranean communes are in. |
Matthew Yglesias, Vox Unemployment is higher than it's been since the Great Depression. Here are 11 steps that could help fix it. |
Joshua Eferighe, Ozy Freelance and remote work has its benefits. But it has downsides too. |
Jason Del Rey, Re/code The global health crisis has forced 250,000 US stores closed, clearing the way to Amazon's dominance. |
Paul Ausick, 24/7 Wall St. This is only a cease fire. |
Ngaire Woods & Rajaie Batniji, Project Syndicate The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to both public health and the global economy. Only by ditching nationalist rhetoric and policies, and embracing stronger international cooperation, can governments protect the people they claim to represent. |
Scott A. Bell, I Heart Wall Street It was the generation who went through the Great Depression that became the Greatest. |
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