Tag Archives: business cycle
Economic Blasphemy
Last week the Bureau of Economic Analysis made a revision. You may have heard about it. According to the government statisticians, first quarter GDP didn’t decline at an annual rate of 0.1 percent as previously estimated. Actually, when they re-counted … Continue reading
Peddling Loans and Lies to Kids
There’s nothing like an abundant flow of money and credit to push prices out of whack. Borrowing from tomorrow to buy today has the effect of boosting demand. Prices must rise to equilibrate the boost in demand. But prices can … Continue reading
The End of Carte Blanche Bailouts
There’s a forthcoming crisis developing. Stocks have run up over the last five years to new highs. Many find this cause for celebration…we find it cause for alarm. Somewhere along their travels, stocks drifted out of orbit from the real … Continue reading
Duct Tape Economics
The Labor Department laid a sulfurous egg last Friday. By their calculations, just 74,000 jobs were created in December. The pros thought it would be 200,000. What do they know? This marks the slightest increase since January 2011. Somehow, even … Continue reading
