Category Archives: Economy
On the Importance of Deflation and Depressions
Deflation, in essence, means a general reduction of prices. As opposed to inflation, deflation allows consumers to buy more goods or services tomorrow with the same money they have today. Savvy consumers will then delay purchases in anticipation they can buy more for less in the future. Continue reading
Circa: Now!
America’s economic landscape is becoming littered with one steaming pile after another. The primary offenders include consumer price inflation, interest rates, gross domestic product, and unemployment. Here we’ll take a sniff of the unpleasant odor that’s wafting around us. Continue reading
What Brookfield’s Default Has to Do with You
This trip down memory lane was wandered with intent and purpose. Because this week Bloomberg reported that Brookfield Corporation, one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the world, has defaulted on $161.4 million of office building mortgages. Continue reading
The Creative Process of Government Destruction
According to Schumpeter, the depression stage is both useful and creative. It brings the economy into equilibrium through forced adjustments. The level setting during the depression then encourages new innovations that take shape in the next stage of recovery. This process, where new and innovative companies destroy the value of established companies, is what Schumpeter called creative destruction. Continue reading
