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Free The Monetary System, Free The Recovery

By |2015-05-15T11:04:49-04:00May 15th, 2015|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

Despite the fact that the FDIC is largely charged with regulating small, community banks, it’s mixed-in deposit guarantee “insurance” brings the agency into contact with all manner of banks. This includes, of course, the largest firms that dominate in financial areas that have very little to do with banking in its most monetary form. The FDIC’s area of responsibility, in [...]

Much Ado About Not Much

By |2013-12-15T17:39:30-05:00December 15th, 2013|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Taxes/Fiscal Policy|

A few more pieces of the great taper justification puzzle fell into place last week. The politicians struck a budget deal that, as I said last week, changes little in the spending and taxes equation for the next two years, a period that pushes any real changes past the next election. And unless that election produces some pretty dramatic changes [...]

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