Category Archives: MN Gordon
Collective Destruction
Last Tuesday we remarked that Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank were receiving valuable on the job training. Most notably, that money creation operations are much harder to stop than to start. By Thursday, Draghi confirmed he’s an astute … Continue reading
A Valuable Lesson on Money Creation
“No, absolutely not,” answered European Central Bank (ECB) President, Mario Draghi on Saturday over croissants in Paris. He was responding to a question from the French newspaper Le Monde, asking if the euro were in danger. There are numerous axioms … Continue reading
Get Ready for a Massive Stock Market Selloff
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s made his semiannual monetary policy testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Washington and Wall Street wanted QE3. Bernanke demurred. Following the testimony, Senator Chuck Schumer told Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to “get … Continue reading
Why Chimpanzees Throw Poop at Zoo Gawkers
Can you believe it? The 2012 fiscal year budget deficit is on track to eclipse $1 trillion a year for the fourth year in a row… According to the Treasury Department, “through the first nine months of the budget year, … Continue reading
