Category Archives: MN Gordon
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
How to Achieve Honest Banking
Today we take pause from the markets to bring you a brief review of new research by economists at the New York Federal Reserve. On Tuesday, they published a special Economic Policy Review series. It includes 11 research papers, providing … Continue reading
The End of Carte Blanche Bailouts
There’s a forthcoming crisis developing. Stocks have run up over the last five years to new highs. Many find this cause for celebration…we find it cause for alarm. Somewhere along their travels, stocks drifted out of orbit from the real … Continue reading
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
