Weekend Links February 8-9
Cross Posted from macrobusiness.com.au North America U.S. jobless rate forces Yellen’s hand on Fed guidance U.S. consumer credit posts biggest jump in 10 months Republicans eye U.S. debt limit vote as Lew warns of cash crunch What is ‘emerging’ is that perhaps we should focus concern on the US market Employment’s Decline, for Men of All Ages Payroll Data Shows a Lag in Wages, Not Just Hiring Pinning down the January effect on U.S. jobs figures Another false start for the U.S. economy? Canada floats new citizenship rules that could affect thousands of Chinese Exclusive: How mainland Chinese millionaires overwhelmed Canada’s visa scheme The Two Big Failures of the Bernanke Fed Fed should plan to lift interest rates this year Low-Income Students Don’t Have to Get Into Harvard Comparing Economic Recoveries: Ritholtz Chart The Spectacular Myth of Obama’s Part-Time America—in 5 Graphs The Shame of America’s Long-Term Unemployment Crisis A Policy Response...