-
>> Discover the Recession Recovery Kit Today! -- Click Here <<
Follow Us On
Categories
-
Recent Articles
-
Tag Archives: collapse
China’s Return to Normal
The stock market watches Europe with intent hesitation. Up one day. Down the next. One day Europe’s on the verge of financial meltdown and stocks are in the cellar. The next day rumors of a big bailout have markets floating … Continue reading
Magnifying a Magnificent Debt Bubble
Last week it was discovered that, Kweku Adoboli, a 31-year-old equities trader for the Swiss bank UBS, had gone rogue. In a remarkable misadventure he managed to blow $2 billion of other people’s money at his employer’s expense. Apparently, UBS … Continue reading
Posted in Government Debt, MN Gordon
Tagged bailout, bubble, collapse, default, federal reserve
Leave a comment
On Driving the Economy into a Brick Wall
Last Friday the University of Michigan reported a consumer sentiment measurement of 54.9 for August…down from 63.7 in July. It has been quite a while since consumers have been so in the dumps. In fact, consumer disposition has not been … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, MN Gordon
Tagged collapse, debt ceiling, default, federal reserve, government meddling, interest rate, john maynard keynes, treasuries
Leave a comment
When the Whole Paper Edifice Collapses
There was massive carnage on Wall Street yesterday – again. No doubt, it makes for some exciting headlines. But here at the Economic Prism we won’t take your time to ponder the stock market’s precipitous decline. For, today, we’re more … Continue reading
Posted in Government Debt, MN Gordon
Tagged bubble, collapse, default, interest rate, treasuries
Leave a comment