Tag Archives: QE2

Making Obese Debt Levels Possible

Make no bones about it…this economy sucks eggs.  Just ask anyone who’s looking for a job and they’ll tell you, ‘no one’s hiring.’  Despite official decree from the National Bureau of Economic Research that the Great Recession ended in June … Continue reading

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Ending the Business Cycle with Guesswork

In the fall of 2010, the U.S. economy had been in recovery for about 18 months.  At least that was the official word from the National Bureau of Economic Research, which dated the recession from December 2007 to June 2009.  … Continue reading

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Shooting Monetary Blanks

Severe storms in the Midwest and South are flooding out levees and riverbanks at a rate not seen in 74 years.  From what we gather, if levels rise much higher at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers the … Continue reading

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Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In “Congress is going to have to raise the debt limit,” said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday’s Meet the Press. Poor Timothy Geithner.  Aside from the President he must have the worst job in the world.  … Continue reading

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