US Economics Focus America may yet embrace trade protection Trade protection is far from an ideal policy, and indeed it carries serious dangers, but in current circumstances it may offer America the only way out of its difficulties. 26th April 2011 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus Poor quality of new jobs is an additional concern Over the past year, payroll employment has increased by just 1.1 million, reversing only a small number of the 8.3 million jobs lost during the recession. What makes the labour market recovery even... 27th January 2011 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus Is offshoring undermining the labour market recovery? The continued weakness of US jobs growth can partly be explained by offshoring. Tempted by lower labour costs and lower corporate taxes overseas, multinational firms are expanding employment abroad... 18th January 2011 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus Has the US really avoided its own lost decade? The conventional wisdom is that America has avoided a repeat of the recent Japanese experience because its policymakers acted much more quickly and aggressively to prevent the economy slipping into a... 21st December 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus What do higher commodity prices mean for the US? The recent sharp rises in agricultural commodity prices will boost inflation a little, help keep real consumption growth subdued and narrow the trade deficit. But the gains in prices seen so far are... 18th November 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus Mismatching has raised the structural unemployment rate 16th September 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus The implications of Europe's sovereign debt crisis for the US 7th June 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus A double-dip in house prices would not be a disaster 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
US Economics Focus What will be the implications of another jobless recovery? 19th November 2009 · 1 min read
