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What You Are Up Against

Posted on September 18, 2012 by MN Gordon

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last Friday that consumer prices increased 0.6 percent in August.  Over the last 12 months, according to the BLS, consumer prices increased 1.7 percent.  Nonetheless, if you’ve paid bills or bought anything lately you … Continue reading →

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More Credit, More Debt: Lessons from the Last Great Unraveling

Posted on September 4, 2012 by MN Gordon

“The lord giveth increase, but man devised credit.”  — Garet Garrett Solving the Debt Problem with Credit Something quite remarkable happened in the years following the war to end all wars.  European economies were ruined and European governments were buried … Continue reading →

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The Clever Fellows of Jackson Hole

Posted on August 31, 2012 by MN Gordon

The cony-catchers assembling in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, believe the darnedest things.  They think they can decide the price of the economy’s most important component – its money – better than the market can.  Moreover, by low-balling the price of money … Continue reading →

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Money Games

Posted on June 22, 2012 by MN Gordon

After much anticipation and hoopla, Fed Chairman Bernanke made his post FOMC meeting utterances on Wednesday.  In short: No QE3, for now.  More Operation Twist. Markets didn’t know what to make of it.  Initially they rose on the announcement.  The … Continue reading →

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