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Earlier today, I linked to a Goldman Sachs research note arguing that the most fiscally conservative outcome in the 2012 election would be an Obama victory and Republican control of Congress. But their analysis was limited to deficit reduction. Last week, JPMorgan looked at this question using a broader lens: what happens to the economy under Democratic and Republican presidents, and Democratic and Republican Congresses Goldman Sachs: Re-electing Obama and a GOP House would be the most fiscally conservative outcome The economy has grown the most when Democrats have been in total control of Washington. But, interestingly, it’s grown the...

The U.S. economy probably generated more than 200,000 jobs in March, capping the best four months of hiring since before the recession. Economists expect that U.S. employers added 210,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate remained at 8.3 percent for the third straight month, according to a survey by FactSet. The Labor Department will release the March employment report at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. If the forecast proves correct, the economy would have added an average of 236,000 jobs per month since December. That's the most for a four-month period in almost six years. It would also mark...

when you ignore it you can not feel indignation but when you know about it, believe me things change.