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Settling Wreckage from the Past

Posted on May 6, 2022 by MN Gordon

Settling wreckage from the past with realities of the present can be difficult and painful. If you do the crime. You must do the time. When it comes to financial markets and the economy, this can take many forms. Some of the most common include bankruptcy, shuttered businesses, and collapsing share prices. Continue reading →

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Would Putin Have Attacked if Oil was $50 per Barrel?

Posted on February 25, 2022 by MN Gordon

Would Vladimir Putin have attacked if oil was below $50 per barrel? Who knows? But if he had, he would have done so without the extreme leverage he holds over Europe in the midst of a cold winter. Continue reading →

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How to Reconcile Numbers that Don’t Pencil Out

Posted on February 18, 2022 by MN Gordon

The means and methods for reconciling numbers that don’t pencil out are extremely disagreeable. Some of the rising input costs can be passed on to consumers. Some can also be absorbed through lower profit margins. But there are natural limits to what price increases can be absorbed and passed along. When the numbers don’t pencil out, they don’t pencil out. Continue reading →

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Blowups and an Epic Mega-Catastrophe are Coming

Posted on February 11, 2022 by MN Gordon

The Federal Reserve has an extreme and heavy handed influence over credit markets. But it’s not master of it. The fact is, Fed credit market intervention plays second fiddle to the overall rise and fall of the interest rate cycle. Continue reading →

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