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The Decline and Fall of a High Finance Wizard
Citron trusted his clairvoyance. He believed he knew what the Fed was going to do before the Fed even knew. His apparent acumen had garnered him the highest reputation. He was regard a wizard of high finance. Continue reading
“The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be”
The populace, through a long sequence of self-inflicted economic and social depravities, has a bazillion and one fire ants up its pantaloons. What’s more, they don’t like the uneven mix of pain and panic this provokes. But they aren’t quite sure how to put a stop to it. Continue reading
Alan Greenspan’s Pickled Economy
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan resurfaced this week. We couldn’t recall the last time we’d heard from him. But, alas, the old fellow’s in desolate despair. On Tuesday, for instance, he told Bloomberg he hasn’t been optimistic for “quite … Continue reading
The Fed’s Stars Never Aligned
On Wednesday, following the two day Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen will likely announce that the Fed will do something they haven’t done in nearly a decade. They will raise the federal funds rate. Obviously, a … Continue reading
