Articles by Prof. Peter Morici: 2010

December

Downgrade U.S. Treasuries to Junk
December 20, 2010

The President's CEO Summit and Latin American Campaign Strategy
December 13, 2010

Trade Deficit, Ailing Banks Threaten Recovery
December 9, 2010

The Bush Tax Cuts and Deficit Reduction Nonsense
December 6, 2010

Friday's Jobs and President Obama's Reelection Prospects
December 2, 2010

November

Irish Bank Bailout Leaves Financial Markets Nervous for Good Reason
November 30, 2010

Have Stocks Become a Sucker Bet?
November 29, 2010

Third Quarter GDP Growth at 2.5 Percent: Trade Deficit Taxes Growth, Keeps Unemployment High
November 23, 2010

Bernanke Is Right: Chinese Mercantilism, Not Fed Easy Money, Are Making a Mess
November 22, 2010

Ireland's Banking Crisis and the Euro Myth
November 18, 2010

Facing up to China
November 17, 2010

QE2 and G20 Hypocrisy
November 8, 2010

Now, to Fix the Economy!
November 4, 2010

Republicans: Compromise to Win an Enduring Majority
November 3, 2010

October

An Historic Election or Much to Do About Nothing?
October 27, 2010

QE2 Won't Make Big Waves as G20 Flops
October 25, 2010

Democrats Don't Deserve Re-Election
October 18, 2010

Tax China and Bankers Pay to Bring Back Jobs
October 11, 2010

Jobs Growth Stalled and New Federal Reserve Polices Won't Help
October 6, 2010

No Jobs Gained in September
October 2, 2010

Congressional Elections and Outlook for the U.S. Economy
October 1, 2010

September

Why Gold is $1300 an Ounce!
September 28, 2010

Replacing Larry Summers
September 22, 2010

The Decadence of Election 2010
September 21, 2010

Tea Party Victory No Surprise, Major Political Parties Clueless on Economy
September 15, 2010

Obama, Pelosi Neglect of Trade Deficit Imperils Recovery
September 8, 2010

More Infrastructure, Payroll Tax Holidays and Mortgage Aid Won't End Jobs Drought
September 7, 2010

August

Jobs Deficit Lays Bare Failure of Obamanomics
August 31, 2010

The Economy: Does Either Party Deserve to Win in November?
August 30, 2010

Deflation and President Obama's Legacy
August 17, 2010

President Obama and the Mosque
August 16, 2010

China Syndrome U.S. Deflation and China's Asset Bubble
August 12, 2010

Jump in Trade Deficit Kills Growth and Jobs
August 11, 2010

Trade Deficit Causes Jobless Recovery
August 10, 2010

Fixing the Economy
August 9, 2010

Friday's Job's Report: Outlook Darkens for Economy, Obama
August 4, 2010

July

What Today's GDP Report Says
July 30, 2010

Obama and Pelosi's Reckoning
July 26, 2010

Quarterly Forecasts: Slow Growth or Double Dip?
July 15, 2010

Trade Deficit Threatens Double Dip and Depression
July 12, 2010

A Double Dip or Off the Cliff?
July 1, 2010

June

Economy Loses Jobs -- Outlook Darkens for Economy, Obama
June 28, 2010

The Fed, the Yuan and the Failure of Diplomacy
June 21, 2010

For the Record: History of Yuan Appreciation
June 21, 2010

President Obama in Water over His Head
June 14, 2010

A Double Dip Recession?
June 10, 2010

April Trade Deficit to Show Little Progress, Blocks Recovery and Destroys Jobs
June 9, 2010

Deception, Delusion and Abuse
June 8, 2010

Time Is Running Out for President Obama
June 7, 2010

Most New Jobs Temporary, Halting Recovery Keeps Unemployment High
June 4, 2010

Strong Jobs Report Expected
June 2, 2010

May

Who Needs a Euro Anyway?
May 26, 2010

For Whom the Bell Tools
May 25, 2010

Lessons from Greece for the United States
May 18, 2010

The Not So Great Recovery
May 17, 2010

U.S. Stocks Poised for Big Rally
May 13, 2010

Why Gold Prices Are Soaring
May 12, 2010

Trade Deficit, China Trade Taxes Economic Recovery
May 11, 2010

Chasing Dreams: EU Bailout for Greece, Others Is Not Enough
May 10, 2010

Economy Adds 290,000 Jobs but Unemployment Jumps to 9.9 Percent
May 7, 2010

Friday's Jobs Report
May 6, 2010

Derivatives and Playing the Ponies
May 5, 2010

April

GDP Gains 3.2 in First Quarter, False Spring for the Middle Class
April 30, 2010

Friday's GDP Report: No Middle Class Recovery
April 28, 2010

Derivatives!
April 21, 2010

Trade Deficit, China's Currency Require U.S. Action Now
April 13, 2010

Trade Deficit Burdens Economic Recovery
April 12, 2010

China's Offer on Yuan Wholly Inadequate
April 9, 2010

Dow Headed for 12,000
April 5, 2010

Jobs Report Confirms Better Policies Needed
April 2, 2010

Friday's Jobs Report
April 1, 2010

March

Breakthrough Jobs Report Expected
March 29, 2010

Google and the China Challenge
March 23, 2010

Dodd Financial Reforms Won't Fix Banks
March 15, 2010

Greece's Tragedy and Naked Swaps
March 10, 2010

Trade Deficit Threatens a Second Recession
March 10, 2010

Economy Sheds More Jobs: Obama's Policies Not Enough
March 5, 2010

Friday's Jobs Report
March 4, 2010

February

Friday's GDP Report
February 25, 2010

Finding a "Third Way" to Fix Government
February 24, 2010

Health Care and Broken Government
February 23, 2010

Obama's Budget Task Force Is Clever Politics but Poor Leadership
February 22, 2010

Stocks Stumble as Investors Lose Confidence in the Recovery
February 4, 2010

Friday's Jobs Report
February 4, 2010

Obama's Export Initiative not up to the Task
February 4, 2010

Mr. President: It's the trade deficit stupid!
February 3, 2010

Obama's Budget Makes U.S. Bonds Bad Investments
February 2, 2010

Obama's 2011 Budget
February 1, 2010

Obama's Polemics Versus the Economic Facts
February 1, 2010

January

Why Stocks Prices Dropped
January 25, 2010

Obama Disappoints on Bank Reform
January 21, 2010

The Message from Massachusetts
January 20, 2010

Massachusetts and the Change Americans Want
January 19, 2010

The Bank Tax: Just another Bit of Demagoguery
January 16, 2010

Wall Street Rakes Big Bonuses, Obama Fails to Stem Abuse
January 11, 2010

Why Free Trade Is Failing America
January 5, 2010