All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Economics

The WSJ article analyzes the Federal Reserve Bank's (FRB's) reaction to the Asain financial crisis of the late 1990s and the high-tech bust of 2000-01. It is understandable that the FRB wanted to avoid a severe economic downturn resulting from these meltdowns by pumping money into the economy by...

Porsche made an offer to buy the shares which it does not already own in Volkswagen AG at a price lower than the current stock exchange rate. This offer has not been successful – and Porsche is pleased with this result. This analysis shows, why that is.

It is important to know how the nature of current oil price increases are different from previous oil price shocks. That difference feeds into the longer-term oil price scenario. While crude oil prices have risen substantially since 2003, they don't seem to quite affect the US economy to the extent...

1. Fee on applicable food import will increase the effective rate of tariff. US needs to make sure that this does not invite retaliatory tariff increases on its exports to the country in question. 2. FDA needs to examine how funds derived from the fees can be most effectively utilized. For instance,...

While significant risks for a hard landing (with output contracting well below the potential rate of growth) exists, judicious macroeconomic management by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve may avert it. This article looks at some of the options open to regulatory agencies. The WSJ article...

This bill proposes a bandaid which will provide some improvement over the present inspection situation but fails to address the fact that food and drugs need to be separatated and the food portion of the inspection process placed under the USDA which has already established its competency and ability...

Retail Housing Sales data are really important   to predict future of the US economy in terms of  recession or growth, and also to predict about the US financial market future behaviour  in terms of movements of the prices of dollar, long term bond yields etc.It appares that the...

Housing has lead the economy of the US into recession and back out on a historical basis. Record numbers of foreclosures and a drop in housing sales indicates that the economy is in a recession and visible unsold supply is growing. This type of downturn will require some incentives to create an atmosphere...

The UAW is willing to consider innovative ways to address health insurance retirees, including the creation of a VEBA.  But it is also appears that the UAW is interested in seeing investment in the company as the price of its agreement.  The UAW seems to be using the financial difficulties...

Mr. Chavez is presenting the USA and Oil big businesses as enemies of the Venezuelan people He is following on the tracks of his mentor Fidel Castro, whoever knows Cuban history will foresee what is coming in Venezuela Oil companies remaining in Venezuela will soon field the intimidation, attacks and...