Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is worried that investors are getting too relaxed about inflation and that as financial conditions loosen, inflation will rise again. “The markets are pricing in…
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Krugman: Crypto Parallels Subprime Meltdown
In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warns about the volatility of the cryptocurrency market and says there are disturbing parallels between crypto…
Why Are Bond Rates Rising?
Long-term interest rates have been rising, and on his New York Times blog Paul Krugman offers his take on why. Krugman says an increase in long-term rates usually results from…
Krugman: Austerity -- Not More Debt -- Is The Danger
Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman is continuing to say that the U.S. needs to spend more — not undertake austerity measures — to get out of its economic malaise. Krugman…
Krugman: Don't Let Up On Unemployment
Economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman says the recent jobs data is encouraging — but that it is not cause to stop major efforts to spur job growth. “For once…
Krugman on Why Politicians Don't Get Debt
For much of 2011, politicians have been squabbling over how to pare the U.S.’s deficit. But Paul Krugman says they’re misguided in doing so. “This misplaced focus said a lot…
Krugman: We Need a Short-Term Fix
While many say the U.S. should be focusing on long-term solutions to its debt problems, Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman says that a more pressing need is a short-term fix…
Krugman: Debt Deal a Dog
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the debt ceiling deal is a bad one, and that more stimulus — not cutbacks — is needed from the government. Krugman tells Bloomberg…
Krugman Sees Early Stages of Depression
Nobel-Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has said in recent months that if more stimulus is not injected into the economy, the economic recovery very well may be derailed. Now, he sees…
Krugman on the Double-Dip Recession
Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, says that there is a 30% to 40% chance that the U.S. economy will slip back into recession in the latter half of 2010.…