Francis Cianfrocca

Francis Cianfrocca

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The Stakes in the Catholic Church-Abortion Debate Are Higher Than You May Think
Abortion

The Stakes in the Catholic Church-Abortion Debate Are Higher Than You May Think

The Merkel-Sarkozy Bailout Plan: Europe's Markets on the Morning After
bailouts

The Merkel-Sarkozy Bailout Plan: Europe's Markets on the Morning After

The Fed Gooses the Capital Markets
Federal Reserve

The Fed Gooses the Capital Markets

Balanced Approach: The Tax Hikes That Democrats Should Propose
class warfare

Balanced Approach: The Tax Hikes That Democrats Should Propose

Jean-Claude Trichet's Italian Job
Germany

Jean-Claude Trichet's Italian Job

Obama is the Big Winner in the Debt-Ceiling Debate
debt ceiling

Obama is the Big Winner in the Debt-Ceiling Debate

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Awaiting the Market Open in Asia...
debt ceiling

Awaiting the Market Open in Asia...

Here's One Way Out of the Debt Ceiling Impasse
debt ceiling

Here's One Way Out of the Debt Ceiling Impasse

Jobs Report Surprises on the Downside
Unemployment

Jobs Report Surprises on the Downside

The Greek Debt Swap: Is it a Default, or isn't it?
default

The Greek Debt Swap: Is it a Default, or isn't it?

Private Creditors Never Take Losses

Private Creditors Never Take Losses

No, Mr. Diamond, the Fed Doesn't Need Your Expertise
Ben Bernanke

No, Mr. Diamond, the Fed Doesn't Need Your Expertise

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Interest rates: Egg on our Faces
Ben Bernanke

Interest rates: Egg on our Faces

What Bernanke Should Say About Unemployment: David Leonhardt Gets It Wrong
Ben Bernanke

What Bernanke Should Say About Unemployment: David Leonhardt Gets It Wrong

The Tax-cut Deal Is A Good Outcome

The Tax-cut Deal Is A Good Outcome

Have Some Irish Coffee

Have Some Irish Coffee

QE2: Is Bernanke Treating the Infection? Or Just the Fever?
Ben Bernanke

QE2: Is Bernanke Treating the Infection? Or Just the Fever?

Decoding the Objectives of the Fed's QE2
Federal Reserve

Decoding the Objectives of the Fed's QE2

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How Does the Republican Tide Affect the Business and Financial Outlook?

How Does the Republican Tide Affect the Business and Financial Outlook?

Yves Smith Blames the Large Banks for the Foreclosure Mess

Yves Smith Blames the Large Banks for the Foreclosure Mess

What Does It Really Mean to be Middle-Class?

What Does It Really Mean to be Middle-Class?

Has the New Great Depression Started Already?
Paul Krugman

Has the New Great Depression Started Already?

Why I'm Not Fighting the Tax Treatment of Carried Interest

Why I'm Not Fighting the Tax Treatment of Carried Interest

Europe Faces a Financial Crisis

Europe Faces a Financial Crisis

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Euro-TARP: The Euphoria Didn't Last
Greece

Euro-TARP: The Euphoria Didn't Last

Europe: A TARP of Their Own [Updated]

Europe: A TARP of Their Own [Updated]

Caution Lights Flashing in Europe
Greece

Caution Lights Flashing in Europe

Trouble In Greece, And Contrary Market Indicators
Greece

Trouble In Greece, And Contrary Market Indicators

Bond Market Distress: Updated

Bond Market Distress: Updated