I don't have much additional to say on these topics, but here are a couple of interesting follow-ups on some recent stories in the news:
Tim Iacono provides an update on thoughts about the controversy swirling around the Federal Reserve Board's decision to discontinue the collection of data used to construct the M3 monetary aggregate.
Sun Bin lends a hand in understanding the new swap arrangements implemented by the People's Bank of China.
Max Sawicky and Tyler Cowen debate the pros and cons of the report from the president's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, in the latest edition of the Wall Street Journal Online's Econoblog.