Tag Archives: business cycle

Recession Watch Fall 2017

Posted on June 2, 2017 by MN Gordon

Treasury yields are attempting to say something.  But what it is exactly is open to interpretation.  What’s more, only the most curious care to ponder it. Like Southern California’s obligatory June Gloom, what Treasury yields may appear to be foreshadowing … Continue reading →

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Hell To Pay

Posted on April 14, 2017 by MN Gordon

Economic nonsense comes a dime a dozen.  For example, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen “think(s) we have a healthy economy now.”  She even told the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy so earlier this week.  Does she know … Continue reading →

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Credit Contraction Episodes

Posted on April 7, 2017 by MN Gordon

Taking the path of least resistance doesn’t always lead to places worth going.  In fact, it often leads to places that are better to avoid.  Repeatedly skipping work to sleep in and living off credit cards will eventually lead to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blame Trump When the World Ends

Posted on February 3, 2017 by MN Gordon

There was, indeed, a time when clear thinking and lucid communication via the written word were held in high regard.  As far as we can tell, this wonderful epoch concluded in 1936.  Everything since has been tortured with varying degrees … Continue reading →

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