US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

Economy | November 7, 2019

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 215,000 in the most recent week, down slightly from the 218,000 reported for the previous week.[FULL STORY]

Venice floods: swimming across St. Mark's square

Reuters Video: World News | November 13, 2019

With St. Mark's square in Venice flooded on Tuesday evening one man thought it was the perfect occasion to work on his swimming style.[FULL STORY]

Moving federal jobs out of Washington could work, if it’s done correctly

Brookings Topics - U.S. Economic Performance | November 12, 2019

By Alan Berube The United States is pulling apart economically. Some regions continue to face vastly different economic outcomes, and there are troubling signs...[FULL STORY]

What did ASEAN meetings reveal about US engagement in Southeast Asia?

Brookings Topics - Asia and the Pacific | November 5, 2019

By Jonathan Stromseth, Adrianna PitaJust back from Southeast Asia, Senior Fellow Jonathan Stromseth reports on the outcomes from the annual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit, including the continued delay of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, China’s economic influence in the region, and how the Trump administration’s rhetoric...[FULL STORY]

Reforming Tunisia’s military courts

Brookings Topics - Middle East and North Africa | November 7, 2019

By Hamza Mighri, Sharan GrewalAs Tunisia’s newly-elected parliamentarians take their seats, a number of democratic reforms await their attention. Amnesty International has already highlighted five key areas,...[FULL STORY]

Smoothing fracking’s boom/bust cycle

Brookings Topics - North America | July 29, 2016

Mark Muro, senior fellow and policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses a plan to address the economic boom-bust cycle in states that rely heavily on “fracking” and how this...[FULL STORY]

Congress, Nord Stream II, and Ukraine

Brookings Topics - Europe | November 12, 2019

By Steven PiferCongress has long weighed sanctions as a tool to block the Nord Stream II gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. Unfortunately, it has mulled the question too long,...[FULL STORY]

The Fed and the Fourth Interest Rate Reduction

Larry Davidson's Thoughts on Macro and Other Stuff | November 12, 2019

I keep trying to find intuitive language or stories that can help us to understand how terrible the leadership is at the Fed. It is not that this is funny. And it is not that this is a continuing thing. Sure, I have never...[FULL STORY]

Mish Moved Off Blogger to MishTalk.Com - For Email Alerts Please Sign Up Again on MishTalk!

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis | March 20, 2016

I announced on February 22 Goodbye Blogger, Hello WordPress: Mish's GlobalEconomicAnalysis has Moved to MishTalk.Com. My needs outgrew blogger.The top reason is that...[FULL STORY]

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