To Help U.S. Economy, Raise Rates
The rate of broad money growth (M3) in the United States is weak. The ultra-low federal funds rate (0.25%) has …
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Good-Bye Recession, Hello Slump
The U.S. recession officially ended in June 2009. With that, a normal post-recession boom failed to materialize. Instead, an unwelcomed …
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“Stronger” Banks, Weaker Economies
The blundering of the establishment’s oracles, particularly when it comes to making war, is common and well documented. Prof. Bruce …
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Market Fundamentals Begin to Bite
In the week ended August 14th, we witnessed the wildest market roller coaster ride since the collapse of Lehman Brothers …
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How Property Taxes and the ‘Curley Effect’ Are Killing Baltimore
This coming Labor Day weekend, traffic in downtown Baltimore will move at more than 100 miles per hour — or …
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Malfeasant Central Bankers, Again
We are witnessing two inchoate, high-energy movements in the United States. The first — the so-called Tea Party movement — …
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