Category Archives: MN Gordon
One Hundred Years of Failure and Counting
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
Why China Will Suffer a Hard Landing
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
Consumers Don’t Stand a Chance
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
The Solution to Deflation
The stock market laid another egg yesterday. We won’t dwell on it much. Only enough to make the observation that change is in the air. You can see it. Feel it. And even smell it. Nonetheless, being prepared for it … Continue reading
