Monday, December 13, 2010

Not So Fast

In our view, President Obama and Chairman Bernanke have taken undeserved global grief of late. Those new, self-crowned masters of economic policy — Germany, China, Britain, and Brazil — evidently felt it time to teach the President and Chairman their course in macroeconomics. We say, not so fast. The over-arching truths are that...

http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/NotSoFast

Follow the link above to read our full analysis, "Not So Fast," in the latest edition of Parthenon Perspectives.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

First Pitch at Fenway

Having the opportunity to throw the first pitch at the August 5th, 2010, game at Fenway was a real hoot and a half. The Sox went on to triumph over the Indians, 6 to 2. I'm not saying my pitch set the winning tone for the rest of the evening but, I mean, hey... you know. Come on. Right?




Tuesday, May 25, 2010

What is Today's Economic Outlook?

Once again our Chief Economist at Parthenon, Roger Brinner, and I team up online to offer our thoughts on the economic outlook as of May 2010. We give our analysis of the following:
  • The "Great Recession" in Historical Perspective
  • The Range of Opinion on the Outlook
  • Global Comparison
  • Facts and Myths: Consumer Behavior
  • Challenges to the Recovery After 2010
 Follow the link below to our webcast, as well as a slideshow presentation in pdf.

http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/WebcastTheEconomicOutlookFactsVersusPunditsAnecdotes