Tag Archives: bubble
On Savages and Perpetual Infancy
Last Tuesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economic recovery was “frustratingly slow.” By Wednesday the yield on the 10-Year Treasury Note had dropped below 3 percent. At the same time, stocks, oil, and gold were shellacked in unison. … Continue reading
Posted in MN Gordon, Politics
Tagged ben bernanke, bubble, collapse, congress, government meddling, thinking
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When the U.S. Treasury Bond Bubble Finally Explodes
The U.S. government borrows more than $40,000 per second. You’d think running up the credit cards at such a rate would be great fun. Yet, as far as we’ve made out, there’s nothing much fun about it. Who knows? Perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Government Debt, MN Gordon
Tagged bubble, debt ceiling, GDP, interest rate, treasuries
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