Category Archives: MN Gordon

Hollow Words from a Hollow Man

Posted on October 31, 2014 by MN Gordon

One of the more endearing things about politics is election season.  Although hardly a soul in this day and age still takes them serious, they are not without merit.  In fact, they are not all bad. For what better opportunity … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years of Failure and Counting

Posted on October 28, 2014 by MN Gordon

Quantitative easing is set to expire this month.  That’s the plan at least.  The $10 billion monthly tapers will finally bring the Fed’s QE3 bond buying program down from $85 billion per month to zero. That’s not to say the … Continue reading →

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Why China Will Suffer a Hard Landing

Posted on October 21, 2014 by MN Gordon

Global economies are struggling.  Europe’s economy is stalling out.  The Japanese economy’s shrinking at an annualized rate of 7.1 percent.  But we won’t dwell on Europe or Japan at the moment.  For today we set our sights on a Chinese … Continue reading →

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Consumers Don’t Stand a Chance

Posted on October 17, 2014 by MN Gordon

Most economists don’t do any favors for the esteem of their trade.  They take ideas a third grader would know are idiotic and champion them with bluster and bravado.  Hardly a day goes by where some economist doesn’t prove he’s … Continue reading →

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