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‘Paris’ Technocrats Face Another Drop

By |2018-12-11T12:49:37-05:00December 11th, 2018|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

How quickly things change. Only a few days ago, a fuel tax in France was blamed for widespread rioting. Today, Emmanuel Macron’s government under siege threatens to break its fiscal budget. Having given up on gasoline and diesel, the French government now promises wage increases and tax cuts. Italy has found competition in the race to violate EU fiscal guidelines. [...]

It’s Booming, Alright

By |2018-12-03T16:59:59-05:00December 3rd, 2018|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

In most cases, it all seems so far away. I write about the shrunken global economy all the time. The evidence is all around, and yet still somehow it seems like some remote dreamscape. Human evolution hasn’t prepared us to be able to accept something so big and unconscionable. Most people’s initial response is, “what do you mean the economy [...]

The Weekly Snapshot

By |2015-11-15T13:11:08-05:00November 15th, 2015|Alhambra Research, Bonds, Commodities, Markets, Stocks|

Top News Headlines 129 Dead, Over 500 injured in Paris Attacks Retail stocks bludgeoned after earnings reports Republicans and Democrats Debate, America Appalled At Choices Stocks fall, bonds rally, oil craters Selfish brats protest adulthood, demand to be coddled in University demonstrations Economic News Neil Kashkar named head of Minneapolis Fed Eurozone growth slows, industrial output down again, exports weaken [...]

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