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Everything that’s Wrong with Everything

Posted on March 2, 2012 by MN Gordon

Is the economy improving or stagnating?  Are businesses hiring or firing?  Is the stock market a buy or a sell?  Will monetary inflation prevail over debt deflation? Quite honestly, we don’t know the answers to these questions.  Nonetheless, we have … Continue reading →

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How the Fed Steals Your Life

Posted on February 17, 2012 by MN Gordon

Things are going haywire.  Prices are shifting about in erratic and unpredictable ways.  Take gas prices, for instance.  Here in the Golden State we just paid $3.87 per gallon for the cheap stuff. You’d think at that price the economy … Continue reading →

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Heating the Stove with Furniture

Posted on January 20, 2012 by MN Gordon

Several important economic data points from last month were revealed this week.  Industrial production and the producer price index were reported on Wednesday.  Then, yesterday, the consumer price index was reported.  Here are the particulars… According to the Federal Reserve, … Continue reading →

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The Money Must Go Somewhere

Posted on January 17, 2012 by MN Gordon

In Friday’s issue of the Economic Prism we suggested that, despite all the financial uncertainty going on, the U.S. economy is strengthening.  By the response we received, this optimism astonished many of our readers.  Naturally, we thought that would be … Continue reading →

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