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Double Whammy Economics
What’s up with the U.S. consumer? They seem to have come to their senses at the worst possible time. They can no longer be counted on to push economic growth up and to the right. Specifically, they’re not spending money … Continue reading
No Free Lunches Be Damned
“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch,” is one of the essential axioms of economics. No doubt about it, there’s no getting around this simple truth. Everything has a price. For example, even if someone buys you lunch … Continue reading
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
The popular notion that the economy’s doing just fine is losing acceptance with each passing week. Politicians, central bankers, brokers, and even the nightly news broadcasters can no longer pretend everything’s going according to script. All at once, no one … Continue reading