Category Archives: Economy

Global Recession and Other Visions for 2017

Posted on December 30, 2016 by MN Gordon

Today’s a day for considering new hopes, new dreams, and new hallucinations.  The New Year is here, after all.  Now is the time to turn over a new leaf and start afresh. Naturally, 2017 will be the year you get … Continue reading →

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Doomed for Failure

Posted on October 7, 2016 by MN Gordon

We’ve been waiting for the U.S. economy to reach escape velocity for the last six years. What we mean is we’ve been waiting for the economy to finally becomes self-stimulating and no longer require monetary or fiscal stimulus to keep … Continue reading →

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Harvard Report Whiffs on Fed Price Fixing Scheme

Posted on September 23, 2016 by MN Gordon

This month the bright fellows at Harvard Business School came out with a new report.  A lot of work went into its preparation.  In fact, the report contains the culmination of five years of in-depth analysis of U.S. competitiveness and … Continue reading →

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Hanjin Marooning in San Pedro Bay

Posted on September 9, 2016 by MN Gordon

Expansions and contractions in global trade have played out over long secular trends for thousands of years.  The Silk Road, for example, was established by the Han Dynasty of China in 130 BC, and allowed for continuous trade between east … Continue reading →

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