Tag Archives: interest rate

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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Boondoggle Democracy for the Elites

Posted on November 19, 2021 by MN Gordon

President Joe Biden puffed out his chest. He grinned from ear to ear. He’d finally accomplished something as President. The passing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure boondoggle. Continue reading →

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Financial Repression 101

Posted on May 21, 2021 by MN Gordon

Bad ideas are flourishing like Washington lobbyists. Just look around. It’s near impossible to blink without countless crackpot ideas coming into view. What’s more, the worse an idea is, the more popular it becomes. Continue reading →

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The Fed’s Two Disagreeable Choices

Posted on May 7, 2021 by MN Gordon

Dr. Fauci – a quack – is disturbed by all the holdouts. He wants to “full-court press” the selfish anti-vaxxers who refuse to take one for the team. Continue reading →

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