Category: zero interest rates

The Fed Is Running Two Policies at Once

March 20, 2023
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Commentary Last week was a grim reminder that the economic chaos of the lockdown period is far from over. Markets discovered that several major banks, which hardly anyone truly suspected were in trouble, faced closure and quick rescue for fear of contagion. The trouble was the same in each case: too many assets held in…

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How the Boom Bust Works

December 1, 2022
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Commentary If you have a house for sale, you might want to get in front of the market and lower the price dramatically now. I know it hurts, but housing prices are highly sensitive to 30-year mortgage rates. The higher the monthly payment goes, the lower the price paid for the home itself will be….

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How Did Elon Musk Know That Twitter Staff Was So Bloated?

November 23, 2022
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Commentary You have to admit that it is a bit strange. Since taking over Twitter, Musk has driven out at least 3 out of 5 people on the payroll. The departing employees have been screaming about this for weeks on every platform. They have predicted doom for the company. Surely the whole platform is toast….

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