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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: IMF "Baseline Scenario.

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You Walk Away Blog. IMF "Baseline Scenario" Projects Spain Unemployment Will Remain Above 25% for 5 Years with Little Growth. I am normally critical of IMF forecasts, but their baseline unemployment projection for Spain of 25% or more with no more than.6% Projections 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018.

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Rand Paul Walks Fine Line to Prove He is Not His Dad

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You Walk Away Blog. To win the 2016 election, Rand Paul has to prove he is not his dad, that he is still a libertarian, and most importantly that he is not "weak on defense", a phrase that has different meanings to different people. With 2016 in his sights, Rand Paul is distancing himself from some of his fathers more extreme views.

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FOMC Minutes and Economic Projections: Dissent in Both Directions

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You Walk Away Blog. Participants anticipated a gradual decline in the unemployment rate over the forecast period; a large majority projected that the unemployment rate would not reach their estimates of its longer-run level before 2016. This is all meaningless of course, but at least you know what they are thinking.