Category Archives: Economy

Black Swan Fledgling – The Debt Crisis Takes Flight

The debt based money system plods along according to plan.  The Fed offers unlimited credit.  Public and private entities borrow and spend it. One of the more popular delusions of contemporary culture is disbelieving the money will ever have to … Continue reading

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Oil Debt Bubble Facing Total Collapse

Oil prices appear to be holding at about $45 per barrel, for now.  Gasoline prices are finally coming down too.  Here in the land of fruits and nuts we filled up our gas tank over the weekend with the cheap … Continue reading

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The Prelude to QE4

The U.S. economy officially exited the Great Recession in June 2009.  But the recovery hasn’t done much to lift the broad population’s lot in life.  Six years into it, and the economy trudges along like a jack donkey up a … Continue reading

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Amplified Losses

Federal Open Market Committee meetings are always a spectacle.  The forthcoming FOMC meeting, scheduled for September 16 and 17, should be particularly endearing.  For despite the Fed’s claim to provide transparency the upcoming policy announcement is cloudier than pollywog stew. … Continue reading

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