Category Archives: Guest Commentary

Guest Commentary – Self-Inflicted Wounds Threaten Jobs Market Meltdown

From Peter Morici – Twitter @pmorici1 Friday, the Commerce Department is expected to report the annual deficit on international trade in goods and services remained about $500 billion a year. Along with higher taxes and other antigrowth policies, this deficit … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary – Economic Risks and the Election

This commentary is from Peter Morici, a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. The global economy is teetering on collapse, and the presidential election may … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary – Only Modest Jobs Growth As Economy Weakens

This commentary is from Peter Morici, a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Friday, forecasters expect the Labor Department to report the economy added 150,000 … Continue reading

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Employment Numbers and the Economy – Guest Commentary

Unemployment Falls as Discouraged Americans Quit Looking for Work This commentary is from Peter Morici, a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. The economy added … Continue reading

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Slash Trade Deficit-Create Five Million Jobs – Guest Commentary

This commentary is from Peter Morici, a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Barack Obama and his Republican challengers don’t agree about much, but they … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary- Slower Jobs in February Expected

This commentary is from Peter Morici, a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Friday, forecasters expect the Labor Department to report the economy added 204,000 … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary – Investors Rejecting Euro Pact

Recently, the 17 European nations using the euro agreed to stricter controls on government deficits. As excessive borrowing caused the credit crisis in Italy and other Mediterranean states, this agreement sought to convince investors those governments would put their fiscal … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary – Trade Deficit Blocks Jobs Creation, Growth

Friday, the Commerce Department is expected to report the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $43.4 billion in October, up slightly from $43.1 billion in September. This trade deficit is the most significant barrier to jobs creation … Continue reading

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Guest Commentary: Germany and Italy Should Help Italy and Others Exit Euro

The European experiment with a common currency is teetering on collapse. In the last week, Germany could not sell a significant share of a new bond issue, and France, which also enjoys an AAA credit rating, saw interest rates in … Continue reading

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Is Italy Next to Fail and Gold at $3000 an Ounce?

The following insights/predictions are from Peter Morici is a professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland School, and former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Europe is approaching the end game-credit markets and other governments know … Continue reading

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