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An Easy Bipartisan Solution: Hate the Unemployment Rate

By |2019-06-28T16:01:39-04:00June 28th, 2019|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

With the Democratic Party staging the first of its national debates, The New York Times found time to embed a reporter amongst a group of Trump voters in the swing state of Michigan. Situated to watch the show, and given how the election of 2016 turned out, the Rust Belt is on the minds of both parties. It doesn’t seem, [...]

Taking Turns With The B(L)S

By |2017-12-21T18:27:53-05:00December 21st, 2017|Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

The worst aspect of this economy is by far the real effects pressed upon especially American workers. Of that there is no doubt, including young adults who would be working rather than “studying” if the economy was at all like it has been described. The second worst part is watching politicians trade their descriptions for whomever occupies the White House. [...]

Central Planners To The Rescue

By |2012-09-09T16:25:10-04:00September 9th, 2012|Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

The US stock market rose 2% last week based primarily on the perceived wisdom of various central economic planners around the world. Mario Draghi announced a new bond buying program in Europe designed specifically to circumvent the verdict of the market and prop up the governments of the peripheral countries. There are conditions which the beggar countries must meet before [...]

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