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Monthly Archives: October 2023
Rising interest rates…
The shift from forty years of declining interest rates to an era of rising interest rates is just starting to play out. The effects will be dramatic. I can’t overemphasize the impact this will have on investing, the economy, and … Continue reading
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Hazlitt on Inflation…
Inflation itself is a form of taxation. It is perhaps the worst possible form, which usually bears hardest on those least able to pay. On the assumption that inflation affected everyone and everything evenly (which, we have seen, is never … Continue reading
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Man’s 6,000 Year Obsession…
So today I’ll be pivoting from the long term case for optimism to the short term problems that face the economy. Anyone who has studied monetary history, even the basics of monetary history, should be able to recognize, broadly speaking, … Continue reading
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The case for optimism…
My few readers may have noticed a pattern in the posts I’ve made and the articles I’ve linked to so far. That pattern is in pointing out the negative aspects of the current economic and political situation that we find … Continue reading
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What if we’re an emerging market…
Kuppy has interesting takes on macro themes that a lot of people aren’t even considering. Because they’re outlier views, they’re obviously low percentage outcomes. But, as the odds of these types of outcomes rise, it’s important to think through the … Continue reading
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Inflation…
Think about this the next time you hear some talking head at the Fed talk about their inflation “target.” Inflation is theft, pure and simple. It’s worse than theft in many ways because of the subtlety and deception of it. … Continue reading
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