Tag Archives: QE2
Monetary Policy, Explained
Minutes from the March 13 Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Tuesday afternoon. Upon perusing the record of proceedings, Wall Street was shocked to discover there was no discussion of monetary easing options. Traders promptly sold. Then, on Wednesday, … Continue reading
How the Stock Market Doubled
Things keep on moving forward as they must. Some things seem obvious and predictable…like Greek insolvency. Others, like the escalating potential for an attack on Iran, are just coming into focus. Still, what we see, and what we know, is … Continue reading
2012: Predictions, Prognostications, and Prophecies
Before we turn the page to 2012 we must take a look back at the year that just passed so we can extract context for the year to come. Looking at where the stock market began and ended in 2011, … Continue reading
Controlling Economic Diarrhea with Adhesive Tape
Some people never learn. Give a klutz a hammer and he’ll smash his thumb every time. Give a boozehound a bottle of Strawberry Boone’s Farm and he’ll guzzle it down en route to get another and another…until it practically kills … Continue reading
