Money and Finance
- John Mauldin: Will The Real Unemployed Please Raise Your Hands?
This week’s letter will be a very short part of a book I am writing with Bill Dunkelberg (the Chief Economist of the National Federation of Independent Businesses) on the future of employment. It has taken longer to write than I initially anticipated,...
- The End Of The Growth Consensus - By John Taylor
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the official start of the recovery from the 2007-09 recession. But it's a recovery in name only: Real gross domestic product growth has averaged only 2.8% per year compared with 7.1% after the most recent...
- Der Spiegel Interview With Paul Volcker
Volcker: The recovery is quite slow and I expect it to continue to be pretty slow and restrained for a variety of reasons and the possibility of a relapse can't be entirely discounted. I'm not predicting it but I think we have to be careful.SPIEGEL:...
- Weekly Roundup - July 5, 2014
My wife and I flew in to Nashville to see some friends of ours and man the change in weather alone is worth the trip. Instead of 95+ with 90% humidity we're looking at some mid-80's temperatures. Perfect weather to be outside. I'm not...
- What To Make Of Qe3
I'm very annoyed that Bernanke announced QE3 today. The plan is to purchase $40 Billion of mortgage-backed securities each month until they are satisfied that the economy, specifically unemployment, is righted. He also announced today that interest...
Money and Finance
John Mauldin: Boomers Are Breaking the Deal
There is something missing from this thing we are calling a recovery. For most in the US it does not feel like a recovery, and for good reason: the jobs aren’t there. But for some groups it is a recovery, and more. And that reveals an even bigger problem. Today, in a summer-shortened Thoughts from the Frontline, we look at the trends in employment as well as take note of a signpost we passed on the way to finding out that we can’t pay for all the future entitlements we have been promised. It’s a short letter but hopefully thought-provoking.
- John Mauldin: Will The Real Unemployed Please Raise Your Hands?
This week’s letter will be a very short part of a book I am writing with Bill Dunkelberg (the Chief Economist of the National Federation of Independent Businesses) on the future of employment. It has taken longer to write than I initially anticipated,...
- The End Of The Growth Consensus - By John Taylor
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the official start of the recovery from the 2007-09 recession. But it's a recovery in name only: Real gross domestic product growth has averaged only 2.8% per year compared with 7.1% after the most recent...
- Der Spiegel Interview With Paul Volcker
Volcker: The recovery is quite slow and I expect it to continue to be pretty slow and restrained for a variety of reasons and the possibility of a relapse can't be entirely discounted. I'm not predicting it but I think we have to be careful.SPIEGEL:...
- Weekly Roundup - July 5, 2014
My wife and I flew in to Nashville to see some friends of ours and man the change in weather alone is worth the trip. Instead of 95+ with 90% humidity we're looking at some mid-80's temperatures. Perfect weather to be outside. I'm not...
- What To Make Of Qe3
I'm very annoyed that Bernanke announced QE3 today. The plan is to purchase $40 Billion of mortgage-backed securities each month until they are satisfied that the economy, specifically unemployment, is righted. He also announced today that interest...