Tag Archives: collapse
The End of Extend and Pretend
About 60-years ago twentieth century economist Hyman Minsky developed his Financial Instability Hypothesis. His main premise was that economic stability breeds instability. How’s that possible? As Minsky observed, financial crisis follow periods of economic stability and prosperity. Moreover, it’s these … Continue reading
Musical Chairs Investing
Markets were closed yesterday in observance of Labor Day. But here at the Economic Prism we labored on. There’s always something to contemplate. Where to begin? One place, obviously, is this crazy stock market. Day after day, week after week, … Continue reading
Whirlwind Economics
Things may be looking up for the unemployed working stiff. After years of competing for scarce jobs with stagnant wages something extraordinary may be happening. If you can believe it, opportunity has finally come for the unemployed. According to the … Continue reading
This Bull Market is Cooked
Several cracks in what was thought to be a granite foundation supporting the stock market were revealed last week. The S&P 500 fell 2.67 percent between weeks open and close. For the month of July, the S&P 500 finished down … Continue reading
