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Video: Fujitsu’s Schulz Sees End to Japanese Deflation by 2012

by on February 19, 2010

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Martin Schulz, senior economist at the Fujitsu Research Institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Mark Barton about the outlook for the Japanese economy. Schulz speaks in Tokyo.

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Paul Krugman: The Case For Higher Inflation

by on February 13, 2010

Olivier Blanchard, normally at MIT but currently the chief economist at the IMF, has released an interesting and important paper on how the crisis has changed, or should have changed, how we think about macroeconomic policy.

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Paul Krugman: The Case For Higher Inflation

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Video: Barrington Says `Bottom’ in Jobs Market to Continue: Video

January 8, 2010

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Linda Barrington, a labor economist at the Conference Board, talks to Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the outlook for the U.S. jobs market in 2010. Barrington also discusses employment figures among different demographic groups. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Ifo’s Nerb Says German Recovery `Gaining Some Momentum’

December 18, 2009

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Gernot Nerb, chief economist at the Ifo research institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Judith Bogner about German business confidence, which rose to a 17-month high in December. The Ifo’s business climate index rose to 94.7 from 93.9 in November, the highest since July 2008.

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Video: Cohan, Goldstein Discuss Consumer, Holiday Sales Outlook: Video

November 27, 2009

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at NPD Group Inc., and Kenneth Goldstein, an economist at the Conference Board, talk with Bloomberg Television about the outlook for consumer spending and holiday retail sales. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Herrmann Expects `Bigger Jump’ in U.S. Unemployment Rate: Video

November 5, 2009

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — John Herrmann, president of Herrmann Forecasting, and Ronald Blackwell, chief economist at the AFL-CIO labor union talk with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar and Matt Miller about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. (Source: Bloomberg)

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