Category Archives: Inflation

Washington’s Bias for Continuous Inflationism

Posted on June 23, 2023 by MN Gordon

This week Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered his semiannual testimony to Congress. A main feature of the discussion was the status of rate hikes and the fight against inflation. Continue reading →

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Death to Zombies

Posted on November 11, 2022 by MN Gordon

Rising interest rates, no doubt, bring death to zombies. By zombies, we’re referring to those companies in the second camp that would have died long ago, if not for the sustenance of artificially suppressed cheap credit. Continue reading →

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The Sordid Politics of Inflation

Posted on October 28, 2022 by MN Gordon

President Joe Biden just crapped the bed. Again! The near octogenarian thought he’d struck a secret deal back in July. You may have seen Biden’s fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the time. The non-binding agreement called for increased oil production until at least December, after the midterm elections. Continue reading →

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Operation Break Stuff

Posted on October 21, 2022 by MN Gordon

Stagflation, sinking labor productivity, severe levels of public and private debt, a splintered real estate market… You name it. The economy’s crashing and burning like an old Cutlass Supreme. Continue reading →

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