Bill Gross: Say Goodbye to the Risk-Asset Rally Oct 28, 2009
Many point out that, so far, evidence of strength mostly exists on the supply side of the economy, driven by special circumstances and targeted stimulus. Proponents of an economic "double dip" scenario argue that private demand will not be sufficiently robust once this stimulus, both fiscal and monetary, is exhausted and withdrawn. (BusinessWeek)
Oil And Ghanas Future Lessons to learn Oct 26, 2009
This will ensure a demand-based economy, which will, in turn, fuel the supply side (investments). The bottom line is that as incomes increase, consumers will be able to spend more to meet decent living expenses, and have some left over for savings to provide additional loans to the business sector. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Are Teacher Colleges Producing Mediocre Teachers? Oct 24, 2009
"If you want to get more-effective teachers, one of the obvious places to begin is to look at the supply side," says George Noell, a researcher at Louisiana State University who has worked for several years on the state's Teacher Quality initiative. "You need to know who's coming into teaching, how they were prepared and where they were prepared. Then you can make a link between who taught a kid, who trained the teacher and the overall efficacy of that teacher." Although such measures may seem a... (Time.com)
New Milford GOP Marks Reagan Legacy Oct 17, 2009
The professor, 46, told about 100 people at the New Milford Republican Town Committee's Reagan Dinner Oct. 8 at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield that in 1982 the former president enacted "the largest reduction in discretionary spending since World War II." Additionally, Dr. Gutzman credited Mr. Reagan for establishing a supply side tax cut that followed the theory that when tax rates get too high there is a reduction in revenue to the federal government. In August 1981, the former president signed... (New Milford Times, CT)
Hog Producers See First Signs of Economic Recovery Oct 16, 2009
On the supply side, the USDA s Sept. 25 Hogs and Pigs report revealed slightly larger reductions in the herd than had been expected. The breeding herd was down 3. (Agri-View, WI)
Frist: Petraeus Won't Run for President Oct 15, 2009
Time will tell, but who knows Mr. Obama might see the light and fire his present advisors and go to supply side economics, but I think his agenda is the destruction of a capitalist society to return the "wealth to its rightful owners". Peter S.. (Newsmax)
Rahn: Is This the Worst Recession? Oct 15, 2009
Reagan pushed for cuts in marginal tax rates to encourage people to work, save and invest in an effort to spur the supply side of the economy as well as the demand side. Mr. Obama has chosen only to greatly increase government spending in an attempt to increase demand while, at the same time, many of his new labor, environmental, energy and other regulations are impeding the supply side of the economy. (Newsmax)
Renewed risk appetite draws investors, companies to debt market Oct 14, 2009
The thing is, it was not matched by the supply side. Prior to this, companies were afraid of issuing bonds as there was no business certainty. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Washington Is Nuts Oct 14, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Supply of Metal to Have Increasing Influence on Prices, Barclays Predicts Oct 13, 2009
Lead faces a risk of disruption on the supply side even after the restarting of Ivernia Inc.s Magellan mine in Australia, according to Snowdon. Brunswick zinc mine in Canada will run out of supplies near the end of next year, the companys Web site shows. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Industrial vacancies at 19-year high Oct 13, 2009
On the supply side, both local and national developers that built aggressively several years ago are stuck with too many buildings for too few tenants. Given the weak, slow-growth economy and the generally six- to nine-month lag before improvements are seen in the industrial market, Colliers principal David Bercu says vacancies might start leveling off around mid-2010. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Solving the Catholic School Crisis Oct 12, 2009
"We either re-invent ourselves or I don't see how we don't ultimately disappear from America's inner cities. The model upon which we were founded was so different, both from a cost and supply side.". Enrollment in Catholic schools peaked in the 1960s when more than five million students attended nearly 13,500 parochial schools. (Time.com)
Pot Legalization Picks Up Steam in Calif. Oct 9, 2009
We need to stop dealing with the drug problem as only a SUPPLY side issue. We must also deal with the problem as a DEMAND side issue as well. (CBS News -- US)
World economy: A long climb Oct 8, 2009
The rigid board symbolises the supply side. When spending is strong enough, the economy s resources are fully employed, allowing it to realise its full potential. (The Economist)
Sri Lanka Sees Room to Cut Interest Rates on Low Inflation to Boost Growth Oct 7, 2009
Naturally, we are worried about a possible resurgence in inflation but at the same time our demand management has been so good that to some extent, it offsets the possible increases that may arise in the supply side, he said. We are confident we will be able to manage that. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Samsung's Q3 Earnings May Herald Rosy Days Ahead Oct 7, 2009
"But the supply side is limited, and no one can match the strength of Samsung until at least mid-next year, as the Koreans clearly outgunned their Taiwanese, Japanese, and American rivals during an industry down cycle." Kim figures Samsung is one generation ahead of the likes of Micron () of the U.S., Elpida Memory () of Japan, and Taiwan's and in the technology of printing thinner circuit lines on wafer disks. Page. (BusinessWeek)
Aussies vulnerable to rate rises: report Oct 6, 2009
That's going to have to lead to a discussion about supply side initiatives as well as interest rates. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
World coming back on its feet: IMF Oct 2, 2009
To accommodate demand-side shifts, there will need to be changes on the supply side. This will require actions on many fronts, including measures to repair financial systems, improve corporate governance and financial intermediation, support public investment, and reform social safety nets to lower precautionary saving. (India Times)
Transcript of the Global Financial Stability Report Press Conference with Jose Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department Oct 2, 2009
On the supply side, what you have is that most of the credit is provided through banks and banks are deleveraging very rapidly. This means that the supply of credit in Britain is likely to face difficulties in meeting the demand for credit and that means that either there is continuing support on the part of the authorities to underpin the credit process or there would be higher lending interest rates or credit would be constrained. (IMF News)
Kinross Braces for the Perfect Storm Oct 2, 2009
With the world's attention focused upon factors driving the demand for gold, it seems that few are discussing the supply side of the equation. At a gold conference in Denver earlier this month, Kinross CEO Tye Burt presented his own forecast based upon a dwindling supply of physical gold in the industry's long-term pipeline, avowing. (MSNBC -- Business)
DATCP Board Listens to Roundtable on Dairy Industry (57) Sep 30, 2009
In an industry where we can easily add more cattle and more milk, we have to look at the supply side. We have to position ourselves in such a way that we still are in a position to feed the world. (Agri-View, WI)
How would the public option outcompete private enterprise? Sep 30, 2009
Its one of the Reasons that Jude Wanneski, one of the economists who crafted Reagan s supply side economic theory supported Kerry in 2004 and why John Eisenhower, the son of Dwight Eisenhower supported Kerry as well. They both stated that Republicans had done more damage to small businesses in America than they imagined possible. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Rio sees bright future for diamonds Sep 23, 2009
On the supply side, new diamond discoveries are becoming increasingly rare, it said. The address, from Diavik Diamond Mines president Kim Truter, and vice president of finance Mike Jolley, said demand is expected to exceed supply in the long-term. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
For US, China is the financial bogeyman Sep 18, 2009
It is almost as if viewers are asked to believe the Chinese government is somehow complicit in America's debt problem, an idea not without some contemporary support from economists who believe an excess in savings from China is part of the supply side problem to this largely misunderstood liquidity trap from last year. In an advertisement that should crisply advocate personal responsibility, and at its better moments does just that, the specter of China is thrown into the mix. (Asia Times Online)
Retail Sales Rise Beyond Expectations Sep 16, 2009
Dropped to dead last in the G-7 and we've always dropped when Trickle Down or Supply Side Economics was being used. by SmartPeopleRule September 15, 2009 2:30 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Fibre Optics: Africa on Information Superhighway Sep 16, 2009
The supply side has been well catered for, but there is a dilemma as to whether the level of demand would sustain the supply; the danger of a huge chunk of Africa's fibre optic capacity remaining redundant is staring industry stakeholders in the face. TEAMS, for instance, is being constructed at a cost of $82 million; EASSY Way, $235; Main One, $240 million, SEACOM, $600 million and WACS, SAT-3 and GLO1 are all multi-million-dollar projects. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Rough road to health reform Sep 16, 2009
If the problem is access to health care "" bringing in the 48 million uninsured Americans we so often hear about "" then how are we going to address the supply side. One can't cover millions of new patients on Day One of a public option without considering who will treat them. (NJ.com -- Times)
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FRB: Finance and Economics Discussion Series List 2009. Finance and Economics Discussion Series. (Federal Reserve Board of the United States)
Obama Criticizes Wall Street "Complacency" Sep 15, 2009
" Unlike maximizing profit, maximizing Stockholders' Wealth implies that any single decision made by management should be value-adding to the firm. So, the argument that Congress is partly responsible for the market debacle is spurouse if not nonesensical. As I said before, bank management and only bank management is solely responsible for the chaos that followed their decision to lend money to those who they knew could not pay them back. No, Congress did not hold a gun to bank managers head to... (CBS News)
Housing starts picture 'brighter': HIA Sep 14, 2009
" Despite the predicted pickup, the 162,850 housing starts in 2010/11 was still well shy of the estimated 190,000 new dwellings the HIA says is needed to satisfy underlying demand. "Relative to underlying demand the level of housing starts we are forecasting is far from a bullish view," the HIA said. The report said the lack of adequate land supply, high new home taxation and a lack of skilled labour represented "considerable supply side constraints". Dr Dale said Australia was a "long way from... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
From Huffington Post Sep 10, 2009
Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession. The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants, visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central bank has become a career liability for members of the profession, an investigation by the Huffington Post has found. (Harper's Magazine)
Study: Fish farm boom strains wild stock Sep 10, 2009
"No matter how much is done from the demand side, it is essential that there be regulation on the supply side as well," Naylor said. "You won't prevent the collapse of anchoveta, sardine and other wild fisheries unless those fisheries are carefully regulated.". (MSNBC -- Environment)
Home green home Sep 10, 2009
But generating sustainable green energy is only half the equation - the supply side. The best minds in Massachusetts in architecture, engineering, and construction are now focusing on demand. (Boston Globe)
Oil prices rise despite low demand concerns Sep 8, 2009
On the supply side, Norwegian energy group StatoilHydro and Sweden's Lundin made new discoveries of oil and gas off the coast of Norway, the Petroleum Directorate said on Monday. The Norwegian giant estimates the find amounts to between 13 and 31 million barrels of oil and between one and two billion cubic metres of natural gas. (Business Report, South Africa)
Zambia: Bicycles Help Girls Go Further Sep 8, 2009
Kazuko Otsu, a visiting researcher from Japan's Hokkaido University of Education, observed that in Zambia "long distances between homes and schools, and the shortage of proper sanitation for girls could be major factors that affect the supply side. In addition sexual harassment by older boys and male teachers seems to be serious in some schools.". It is to help girls avoid this fate that Chicago-based World Bicycle Relief has come to Africa with an initiative that will greatly help more girls... (allAfrica.com)
Undersea fibre optics: The benefits and dilemma for Africa Sep 6, 2009
The supply side has been well catered for, but there is a dilemma as to whether the level of demand would meet the supply. The danger of a huge chunk of Africa's fibre optic capacity remaining redundant is staring industry stakeholders in the face. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sees Renewed Stability But Remains Cautious About Global Economic Recovery, Notes Need For Continued Policy Actions Sep 4, 2009
Mr. Strauss-Kahn underlined that international policy coordination has been an essential part of the response to the crisis and that "coordination of exit strategies will be just as important. Thanks to concerted and forceful policy actions, the crisis had been contained, he said. He focused on three policy areas essential to ensure a sustainable recovery: 1. Identifying New Sources of Growth On the demand side, the baton will eventually need to be passed from the public to the private sector,... (IMF News)
Health care fearmongers are shameful Sep 4, 2009
You apparently haven't heard that Jesus is a supply side Jesus. Well, read all about it. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Reform requires consumer pressure Sep 3, 2009
Liberals are right that fundamental cost control can only come from the supply side ... This logic suggests a natural compromise between these camps: Health care reform can be financed by reforming the tax exclusion, and can also include stronger regulatory reforms on the supply side. (Boston Globe)
Tea prices brewing up to beat record Sep 2, 2009
Kaison Chang, a tea specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, said there was no sign of relief for the supply side, particularly in Kenya. . (FT.com -- Markets)
Oil rebounds above $72 Aug 28, 2009
On the supply side, OPEC seaborne oil exports, excluding Angola and Ecuador, will fall 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the four weeks to Sept 12, an analyst who tracks future shipments said. Exports from the group will drop to 22. (India Times)
Fighting Myths of Health Care "Takeover" Aug 28, 2009
Dems Seek to Assuage Fears of Retirees Enrolled in Government-Run Health Care Who Oppose Government-Run Health Care. Dee Jollie (pictured at the Greenspring retirement community in Springfield, Va. (CBS News)
As Oil Explodes, Why Natural Gas Prices Stay Low Aug 27, 2009
On the supply side, gas output from drilling has been much greater than anticipated, leading to a surplus that has deflated prices. This in turn has made many drilling operations unprofitable. (Time.com)
Comment: Switching On Aug 27, 2009
Inefficiencies on the demand side match those on the supply side, with agricultural and domestic subsidies distorting consumption patterns and feeding into a shortfall that, on the average, can be anywhere between 10 and 14 per cent annually. As an ancillary effect, this unsustainability scares off potential foreign investors. (India Times, India)
Control health costs? Look in the mirror first Aug 25, 2009
We cannot seriously analyze any transaction, including medical care, by looking only at the supply side, ignoring the demand side of the equation. Americans simply expect and demand more timely, more convenient, more technologically advanced and, therefore, more expensive care than people in other countries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
World gold demand dips 9 pc on jewellery slump: WGC Aug 19, 2009
On the supply side, central banks turned into net purchasers of gold, the WGC said, with 14 tonnes of gold bought by the official sector in the quarter, against net sales of 69 tonnes in the same quarter last year. Net central bank sales in the first half of the year totalled 38. (India Times)
West Africa: Business Rejects Trade Deal Aug 18, 2009
"The West Africa party, which has made significant concessions, without visible returns from the EU. For instance, there has not been any clear pronouncement by the EU on the financial commitment to address West Africa's potential adjustment costs that would be caused by the EPA. EU appears to be declining from appeared to be the initial agreement in principle of setting up a regional fund for EPA meant to address all hiccups and supply side constraints that are evident in West Africa, where the... (allAfrica.com)
Who Will Dominate Offshoring in 2020? Aug 15, 2009
The combined market share of 50 to 53 per cent, which is what India has today, you could see that combined market share decline because India does not have the supply side availability ... In 2009/10 we will see low growth, so a supply side constraint will not come through in the next two years. (BusinessWeek)
Economy seems to be coming back; consumers not so sure Aug 15, 2009
"What we are seeing here is further evidence that the supply side of the economy is switching on quicker than the demand side. The consumer remains the point of maximum vulnerability for the recovery," said Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Securities. Industrial output rose 0. (USA Today -- Money)
Computers Not Enough: Trends in Asset Management Aug 13, 2009
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Home Sales Up in 39 States, 3.8% Overall Aug 13, 2009
They continue to buy into supply side economics in the face of the facts that it has NEVER, not ONCE, operated the nation in the black. by alphaa10000 August 13, 2009 12:42 AM EDT. (CBS News)
Analysts expect upgrades on 'impressive' numbers Aug 12, 2009
"The result was bang in line with what we were expecting so we are pleasantly surprised. BHP is expecting Chinese consumption just to ease off a little bit, we won't see the same rate of growth in the second half of this year as in the first. "In the short term when commodities start to pick up, they are expecting the supply side to also pick up so that could dampen to some degree the outlook for commodity prices. BHP is being cautiously optimistic when it comes to its outlook. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
$30 million more for help along border Aug 12, 2009
She said past efforts on human smuggling had focused solely on the supply side of illegal workers, and that DHS is now prosecuting employers of illegal aliens caught in roundups at work sites, in an effort to decrease the demand for illegal workers. Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup told the Homeland Security secretary that he viewed Congressional approval of a guest-worker program as critical in reducing human-smuggling across the border. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Got milk farmers? Aug 12, 2009
On the supply side, the Cooperatives Working Together program is buying and slaughtering entire herds of dairy cows, but only on the condition that the farmers who own them leave the business. So far, this year, 101,000 cows and 367 farms have been "removed." Over the next month, those numbers will nearly double. (Christian Science Monitor)
New e-book devices won’t replace Kindle Aug 10, 2009
The supply side is dominated by men in gray suits; cleantech is peopled by guys in jeans and T-shirts. Therein lies the schism. (Boston Globe)
South Africa: Zuma Outlines Economic Recovery Plan Aug 8, 2009
"There is no doubt that this represents a relief for employers in terms of remuneration burden and that it will also provide some income for those employees who may have lost their jobs. "But this will only help the supply side of the economy and low demand will remain there," Mr Twine said. The slow down of the economy will only get better when people regain their confidence to spend and when banks are willing to lend money again, he said. The question one should ask, according to Twine, is... (allAfrica.com)
'Clunkers' deepens the deficit Aug 7, 2009
Joey wrote on Aug 6, 2009 9:14 AM:" Wow, the inability to see a broader picture of economy besides having a dollar in their pocket.This is a GREAT program! What it does is helps consumers, helps small business owners, big business (banks and automakers) and helps the environment. Mainly the only people that will complain about the $2 billion are the already close to anarchic tea partiers (which wouldn't vote for our delegation anyways) and people that have no idea of how Keynes economics work.... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Neptune Orient Has Third Straight Loss on Plunging Trade, Container Rates Aug 6, 2009
Even if demand recovers, the supply side is still a problem. Unless your demand picks up substantially, its hard for them to push through with higher rates. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
DPP blasts net censor plan Aug 6, 2009
"Theoretically an internet filtering scheme could capture and facilitate the proof of criminal offending [e-crime] on the internet - at least on the 'supply side'," he said. "But it is unlikely that such persons, once they know that such 00004000 a scheme is in place, would continue to expose themselves to the risk of detection in that way.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The Cost of A Fair-Labor iPod Aug 5, 2009
Can it be equally constructive on the supply side. Can it offer. (BusinessWeek)
Common Sense Aug 5, 2009
described as an unshaken devote of supply side economics later proven unreliable. So Sidney's a crusader and Jack is not. (Fox News)
GFC to continue through 2009: 'Dr Doom' Aug 3, 2009
"So most of the drive towards increased growth has been coming from the supply side rather than the demand side. "China is waiting for a recovery of the US and G3 countries to start again exporting its goods. "But if the recovery of the advanced economies is going to be weaker, there could be downside surprises to economic growth in China.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Time to include metals in portfolio Aug 2, 2009
On the supply side, large capacity constraints will push up the prices and over-capacity will pull the prices down. Hence, it's a demand-supply mismatch that decides the price trend. (India Times)
Barley prices showing weakness as harvest approaches Aug 1, 2009
While the supply side looks favorable right now, the lack of demand, especially for exports, continues to put downward pressure on an already weak market. In addition, the movement of domestic barley is backed up. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
U.S. Foodservice Cites Critical Need for Food Safety Culture From Farm to Fork During Monterey PMA Conference Jul 28, 2009
Hernandez participated in a panel discussion titled "Point/Counterpoint: Food Safety and Your Business," which included experts from the buy and supply side of the produce chain. Dr. Bob Whitaker, PMA's Chief Science Officer, served as moderator. (PR Newswire)
