Three Cheers for Congress

(That caught your eye, didn’t it?)

Most of us who follow the progress (or lack thereof) of the US economy spend an inordinate amount of time bemoaning the latest example of Congress failing to do what was needed to improve economic growth prospects.  Thus, it only seems fair to take notice when they pass legislation that is highly beneficial to the economy. Click here to read the full post and comment (Insights subscribers) »

A New Trade Agreement Is a Good Omen for 2010

On January 1, China and the six “core” countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (the countries are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) launched a trade agreement covering the activities of 1.9 billion people. Some 90.0 percent of goods are tariff-free among these countries now and the goal is to include the other four ASEAN members (Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) by 2015. Click here to read the full post and comment (Insights subscribers) »