Financial Markets
A Bank Crisis Was Predictable. Was the Fed Lying or Blind?
Welcome to Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?, where the rules are made up and the dollars don’t matter. Or at least that seems to be the view of the Yellen regime.
Confusing Economic Reports?
Mark discusses the latest government economic reports. What can be made of these confusing numbers?
The Paper Numbers Since The Great Recession
Mark Thornton takes a look back at US stock markets, the national debt, and Fed policy.
ESG and DEI are Worse Than You Think
Jeff Deist and Allen Mendenhall discuss "stakeholder" capitalism and what we can do to push back against ideological purity tests.
It’s Too Early to Tell If We’re in a Period of Real Disinflation
Considering the bond yields have only risen slightly, and that monetary overhang from covid is still huge, it’s difficult to be remotely confident that monetary conditions have been tight.
Why This Recession is Different
Jeff makes the case for viewing today's economy as quite unlike that of 2007—due to steady increases in CPI, more fiscal stimulus relative to monetary stimulus, and ongoing supply shock issues from covid.