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

“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

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

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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There’s A Great Storm Coming

Investors were in good spirits after the long Memorial Day weekend.  Rested and refreshed, they showed up Tuesday and bought stocks.  The DOW jumped 125 points for the day. By Wednesday, however, they remembered there’s an imminent crisis emanating out … Continue reading

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