Tag Archives: federal reserve
Bear Witness to the Madness
Second-rate economic data is first-rate news for Wall Street these days. We don’t quite comprehend the logic. But the popular reasoning goes something like this… Good economic data is bad for stocks. For it means the Fed will begin increasing … Continue reading
What Comes After the Boom
Last week Fed Chair Janet Yellen opted to keep the Fed’s zero interest rate policy in place. Wall Street cheered the news and bid stock prices up to near record levels. After more than six years, and over $3 trillion … Continue reading
Not in a Million Years
Storylines serve a valuable purpose. They round out the incongruences and give meaning to things in a way people can quickly comprehend. This is especially true when it comes to the economy. The popular narrative of the day is that … Continue reading
The Die is Cast
“Alea iacta est” – Julius Ceasar The NASDAQ crossed the 5,000 mark for the first time since the year 2000 on Monday. What a journey it has been. The world hardly resembles itself just fifteen years later. Practically everything has … Continue reading
