Tag Archives: business cycle

A Telling Sign of Things to Come

Posted on October 11, 2011 by MN Gordon

The Labor Department reported last Friday that 103,000 jobs were added in September.  Considering the lethargic state of the economy, this number could have been much worse.  Nonetheless, a quick scratch below the surface reveals the headline jobs number wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Why Gold Is Going Higher

Posted on May 27, 2011 by MN Gordon

Several weeks ago the gold market took it on the chin…falling from $1,540 per ounce on May 4 to about $1,480 per ounce on May 17.  Since then gold has quietly been making its way back up the charts. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Ending the Business Cycle with Guesswork

Posted on May 10, 2011 by MN Gordon

In the fall of 2010, the U.S. economy had been in recovery for about 18 months.  At least that was the official word from the National Bureau of Economic Research, which dated the recession from December 2007 to June 2009.  … Continue reading →

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