Drastic times argue for drastic measures..
We actually skipped over it the first time reading, but depending a bit on what measure you take, inflation could very well be close to double digit growth in the […]
Reality setting in
Just as we were saying since the start of this website that shares were living on borrowed time, that the economy was way weaker than you would think looking at […]
And the bad news show continues..
Some stabilization in the markets (for now, it’s stupid to write these things as the next half hour or so things might already change quite a bit). However, on the […]
Perception and reality: talking down inflationary expectations
Gaps between perceptions and reality, although having no basis in mainstream economic theory, could nevertheless have serious economic consequences..
The big recycling game
One of the problems in todays world economy is that money needs to be recycled. We have a new version of that old problem in todays vortex that are the […]
The last ‘rational economic man’ standing?
Although economics has an air of hard science surrounding it, with often very complex mathematical models bulging out of most economic journals and even more complex mathematical models running on […]
It’s all about performance
It’s a very difficult market for stockpickers. There are excellent values out there, but just when you think they’re now at compelling values, the market takes another lurch downward and […]
Not everyone admires the Fed under Bernanke
We noted how influential economist Melvin Krauss came out in defence of Bernanke’s Fed. Not everybody is a believer though…
There are still optimists
If you read around a little on the net, you’ll come across some people who argue that things really aren’t as bad as they seem. After we reported here yesterday […]
How is the economy doing? Not good. But stockmarkets look ahead, right?
We continue a collection of news. If you are easily depressed, skip the first bit, read the end only…