Author Archives: MN Gordon
A Modest Alternative to Monkeying with Currency Markets
Late last week, while many were busy paying tribute to their Irish brethren with good cheer and libations, the Group of Seven (G-7) nations were busy monkeying around in foreign exchange markets with their first coordinated intervention in over 10 … Continue reading
Up the Creek Without a Paddle
This must be, without a doubt, one of the worst weeks we can remember. Each day the news out of Japan goes from bad to more bad. Here in the U.S. we gawk and grimace at the destruction wrought by … Continue reading
Advice Worth Considering
The Ides of March “Beware the Ides of March,” warned a soothsayer on March 15, 44 B.C. “Well, the Ides of March have come,” joked Julius Caesar. “Ay, they have come,” replied the soothsayer, “but they are not gone.” Before … Continue reading
A Monument to Ugliness
Here in the land of fruits and nuts we paid $3.89 for a gallon of the cheap stuff on Monday night. No doubt, gas prices will soon top $4 per gallon. No doubt, these gas prices bite. But not only … Continue reading
