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Ingesting Rabbit for Supper

All of the sudden boring old government bonds have become real interesting.  For over the last six weeks a remarkable new awareness has come over the credit market… If you can believe it, interest rates don’t always go down.  In … Continue reading

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The Mad World of Money

About 4.4 million workers disappeared from the labor pool over the last four years.  Where did they go?  No one quite knows, exactly. They don’t show up in the unemployment numbers.  But they do exist, hidden behind the statistical shadows.  … Continue reading

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Overloaded with Debt and No Jobs to Be Had

The Federal Open Market Committee met on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The masses waited with anticipation.  What did they talk about? Generally, they talked about price controls.  More exactly, they talked about controlling the price of the economy’s most important and … Continue reading

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Dark Clouds on the Horizon

Wow!  Just when we thought we’d seen it all, something fantastic happened.  What a delightful treat… The tiny island nation of Cyprus has the whole European continent welcoming spring with the frosted hearts of a December blizzard.  For a brief … Continue reading

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