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Treasury Bubble Redux

Posted on January 20, 2015 by MN Gordon

Last week, while everyone was busy gawping at the stock market’s wild swings and oil’s epic fall from grace, we set our sights on the 10 Year Treasury note.  On Thursday and Friday the yield touched down at 1.75 percent.  … Continue reading →

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What to Buy as the Great Unraveling Gets Underway

Posted on December 16, 2014 by MN Gordon

The Federal Reserve’s open market committee meeting is taking place today and tomorrow.  Central to their discussion are the two words “considerable time.”  Have you ever heard something so nonsensical?  What gives? It all started several months ago when Janet … Continue reading →

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What a Remarkable Time to be Alive

Posted on August 26, 2014 by MN Gordon

Naturally, we’re disappointed.  We’d hoped top Fed head Janet Yellen would say something significant from the idyllic setting of Jackson Holy, Wyoming.  Namely, we tuned in for a hint of when the federal funds rate, which has been pressed firmly … Continue reading →

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Whirlwind Economics

Posted on August 15, 2014 by MN Gordon

Things may be looking up for the unemployed working stiff.  After years of competing for scarce jobs with stagnant wages something extraordinary may be happening.  If you can believe it, opportunity has finally come for the unemployed. According to the … Continue reading →

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