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  • Greenspan: Let Bush tax cuts expire

    07/16/2010 9:22:21 AM PDT · by Signalman · 17 replies
    CNNMoney ^ | 07/16/2010 | CNNMoney.comstaff
    LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan believes Congress should let the tax cuts enacted by President George W. Bush expire for all Americans in order to address the widening deficit, according to a TV interview airing Friday. "They should follow the law and let them lapse," Greenspan told Bloomberg TV's Judy Woodruff. The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts are due to expire at the end of the year. President Obama had promised to make them permanent for families making less than $250,000. (Read 'Bush tax cuts up in the air') But faced with growing fiscal challenges, there's...
  • Forget Greece, The US Almost Had a Failed Treasury Bond Auction

    02/12/2010 2:36:08 PM PST · by blam · 38 replies · 2,257+ views
    The Market Oracle ^ | 2-12-2010 | Graham Summers
    Forget Greece, The US Almost Had a Failed Treasury Bond Auction Interest-Rates / US Bonds Feb 12, 2010 - 12:53 PM By: Graham Summers While most of the investment world focuses on the various ”senior officials” (none of whom seem to have actual names or positions) commenting on whether Greece will or will not be bailed out/ receive an emergency loan/ offered moral support, etc, a far more significant debt story is emerging in the US. On Wednesday the US offered $16 billion worth of 30-year Treasuries (US debt that will mature in 30 years). Before we get into the...