Macroeconomic Updates

Late on Friday, President Obama signed an order to impose a tariff on Chinese tires of 35% on top of the existing 4% tariff.  The order raises tariffs for three years on tires coming from China - 35% the first year, 30% the second year and 25% the third year.
The Chinese Minister of Commerce blasted [...]

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The Obama Administration has promised “change we can believe in.”  Let us hope that this change also extends to how we administer foreign aid.  Senators Kerry & Lugar have a plan that is a step in the right direction for Pakistan.  But…maybe it doesn’t take “change” far enough.  Click on the video link to hear [...]

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Wadie Habiby (TEMBA ‘07) asked me to comment on the Administration’s attempted crackdown on the “checkbox” tax loop hole that allows US corporations to avoid paying taxes by shifting income to offshore subsidiaries.  Here are my thoughts (in the video below).  Please leave a comment and tell me what you think.

All the best,
M. Brandl
Permalink: http://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/brandl/2009/05/06/is-closing-tax-loopholes-just-the-start/

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This past week the media is full of stories about the Swine Flu outbreak. What might be the impact for the macroeconomy? Here are my thoughts.

YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jf65u1Apew

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Today: April 21, 2009 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is facing some tough questions on Capital Hill. But maybe the wrong questions are being asked…click on video below and then tell me what you think.

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In order to post more periodically, this is the first of what I hope will be shorter, weekly video updates.

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