Tag Archives: treasuries

How the Fed Retarded the Residential Real Estate Market

Posted on August 4, 2023 by MN Gordon

Even though houses are completely unaffordable, prices remain high because the supply is ultra-constrained. The Fed, in essence, retarded the residential real estate market. Only well-intentioned central planners could accomplish such a feat. Continue reading →

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Are You Gambling with Your Retirement Account?

Posted on June 30, 2023 by MN Gordon

And just like that.  The year is half over.  Can you believe it? Hardly the blink of an eye ago we were putting the final touches on our one great big nasty prediction for 2023 – that China will invade … Continue reading →

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Washington’s Bias for Continuous Inflationism

Posted on June 23, 2023 by MN Gordon

This week Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered his semiannual testimony to Congress. A main feature of the discussion was the status of rate hikes and the fight against inflation. Continue reading →

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What Comes After the Great Liquidation

Posted on March 10, 2023 by MN Gordon

Expectations were great. When 2023 started, there was a general sense that the stock and bond markets had turned over a new leaf. A repeat of 2022 was out of the question. Continue reading →

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