Category Archives: Inflation

To The Class of 2014

Commencement season is here.  Though no trade school or remedial academy invited us to address their graduates, we won’t let that get in the way.  What follows, free of charge, are several observations, opinions, and suggestions, we’ve prepared for this … Continue reading

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Wealth Building for Pigs

Today we close our eyes, tilt back our head, and breathe deeply.  Not only do we breathe in oxygen…we breathe in something more: Perspective. We’ve never gutted a hog around here.  But, from what we gather, it’s a bloody mess.  … Continue reading

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Forecasting for Dummies

Peter Zoellner is Head of the Banking Department at the Bank for International Settlement (BIS).  He holds a PhD from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.  Over the weekend, he told the ACI Financial Markets Association congress in Berlin … Continue reading

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What Is Really Backing the Dollar

Japan can’t seem to catch a break.  In February, they notched their 20th straight monthly trade deficit.  Like America, Japan now imports more than it exports.  In other words, as a country, Japan grows poorer each month. This, alas, was … Continue reading

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