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2025: More Inflation, More Asset Bubbles, and More QE?

01/12/2025 Mises Wire Artis Shepherd

Capital markets, monetary policy, fiscal policy. The extent to which these three factors intertwine is of no small consequence to the American economy. On one hand, loose monetary policy generally...

A Dubious Victory in Syria

12/19/2024 Power & Market Artis Shepherd

Damascus has fallen. After thirteen years of brutal civil war, Bashar al-Assad—who once vowed to die in Syria—has fled to Moscow, leaving behind a nation in tatters. But Syria’s next chapter may be...

US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes

12/03/2024 Mises Wire Artis Shepherd

With much consternation, capital markets participants are watching US treasury bond yields go up while Jerome Powell and the Fed continue to lower the Fed Funds Rate in an effort to spur another round...

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US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes

01/02/2024 Artis Shepherd

The Federal Reserve continues to be the not-so-silent partner to the government's reckless deficit spending scheme. While the Fed tries to force down interest, US bond yields are rising, as the markets recognize these bifurcated policies.

Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High

12/26/2024 Artis Shepherd

Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being hit especially hard, and there is no relief in sight.

Caplan’s Errors on the UAE and Open Borders

12/18/2024 Artis Shepherd

Economist Bryan Caplan has held up the United Arab Emirates as an example of how open borders can be successful. Caplan clearly does not understand how immigration works in the UAE.

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