Category Archives: Economy

What Happens When Work Doesn’t Pay

Posted on August 5, 2022 by MN Gordon

Jobs data reported this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that, as of the last business day of June, there are 10.7 million job openings. Hence, according to the numbers, there are many more available jobs than willing workers. Continue reading →

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How Central Planners Sow Seeds of Economic Ruin

Posted on July 22, 2022 by MN Gordon

U.S. money printers have recklessly sown dollars in fruitless places over the last 50-years. They’ve squandered opportunities for greater economic growth by sprinkling debt based money into fields with little to no potential for productivity. Continue reading →

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How Quantitative Tightening Ends

Posted on June 3, 2022 by MN Gordon

The pursuit of decadence is always met with the painful reality that stopping the excess is much more difficult than starting. This realization, like a killer in the night, lies in wait until just after the point of no return. When the certain destruction cannot be undone. Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Death Zone

Posted on March 25, 2022 by MN Gordon

Last week, the 77 year old Gross took pause from his “wait for the prostate cancer” and emerged from what he calls “the death zone” to offer words of warning on Fed Chair Jay Powell’s newly commenced interest rate hiking cycle. Continue reading →

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