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Mar'16

The Credit Triangle

The world is in the midst of a classic boom-bust cycle. These cycles start when central banks push interest rates …

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20

Mar'16

From John Law to John Maynard Keynes

The economic-financial crisis of 2008 has produced, if nothing else, grist for the financial press. Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion …

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20

Mar'16

Indonesia’s Monetary Muddle

Until a few months ago, many Indonesians thought the subprime lending debacle in the United States would pass them by …

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20

Mar'16

A Commodity-Price Snapback?

On December 1, 2008, the National Bureau of Economic Research finally made it official: the United States had entered a …

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20

Mar'16

Unconventional Wisdom

Shock and confusion describe the state of investors today. According to the Federal Reserve’s new Survey of Consumer Finances, two …

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20

Mar'16

On the Crisis

If nothing else, the current financial crisis is producing mountains of material that validate the “95% Rule”: 95% of what …

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