Author Archives: MN Gordon
The Swamp Walker Delight
If you can understand how the modern swamp walker thinks, you are better positioned to see how credit rating agencies and stopgap bills are both moving America towards a similar end. Continue reading
The War and Peace of Secular Market Cycles
Projections from the Congressional Budget Office show Washington racking up an additional $20.2 trillion in debt over the next decade. That would put the national debt somewhere around $54 trillion. Continue reading
Once Upon a Time in Flagstaff
All these Treasury purchases by the Fed will serve to lower interest rates. But remember, to purchase this massive supply of Treasuries the Fed will use credit that’s created out of thin air via ledger notations. Continue reading
Death to Savers
The Federal Reserve artificially suppressed interest rates from roughly 2008 to 2022. It did so by creating $8 trillion of credit out of thin air to buy Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. This pushed stock, bond, and real estate markets well beyond what the underlying economy could support. Falsified interest rates also birthed wild objects of speculation. Continue reading
