Mark Raskino

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Don’t underestimate the management effects of unemployment

by Mark Raskino  |  April 15, 2009  |  4 Comments

Over the last few weeks I have noticed an increase in ‘green shoots’ stories and of course there has been another stock market rally. When economists and business analysts are commenting, the US debate often seems to centre on whether the stimulus will be inflationary further down the line. One side says the stimulus is [...]

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Tech doom, gloom and job loss… exaggeration?

by Mark Raskino  |  February 3, 2009  |  1 Comment

Are we half way through yet?  That’s a question about the recession fewer commentators seem to be asking. Perhaps that itself is a good sign (bull capitulation).  Those looking for the half way marker and the turning point will often remind us that government unemployment figures, while interesting, are a lagging indicator.  So instead they [...]

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