There has been lot’s of analysis lately on what message the recent gyrations in the market are sending.
Is this just a correction in an ongoing, and seemingly never-ending, bull market? mais 53 palavras
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What’s Wrong With The 2 Percent Inflation Target
In 1996, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan had an exchange with Janet Yellen, then a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, that presaged a major — and, I think, ill-advised — change in the central bank’s approach to managing the economy. mais 132 palavras
Bitcoin After 10 Years
The end of this month (31 October 2018) will mark the 10th anniversary of the online posting of the now-famous white paper by “Satoshi Nakamoto” outlining the concept of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” This is an opportune occasion to compare what Bitcoin has achieved with what Satoshi wanted to achieve. mais 32 palavras
The Economics Quarterly: October 2018
Note: In previous quarterly (and monthly) articles, the time frame depicted in graphs was January 1st, 2002 to the date the article was written. This was due entirely to the fact that 2002 was 15 years before the original article, and, for consistency, that date was used for subsequent articles. mais 716 palavras
Why Sometimes More Taxes are Good for You
How can more taxes be a good thing? Well taxes are something you pay either out of your earnings/income or your spending/consumption or when you die. mais 193 palavras
Is the Fed Right About Hiking Rates?
The timing and the rhetoric are strange, but the Fed is thinking about the long-term
President Trump isn’t a fan of current Federal Reserve policy, specifically about raising rates too fast or too much.
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