Week in Review: January 7, 2017
This year, our attention will be toward the Fed and central banks, as the world's financial elites try to navigate increasingly volatile waters.
Financial Markets
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Patrick Barron: Negative Interest Rates Demystified
Patrick Barron explains how and why negative interest rates arise.
Have Trump Tweets Replaced Fed Speak?
Donald Trump's Twitter account is steering the market, the consequence of America substituting markets for central planners.
Is Steve Mnuchin Just Another Wall Street Banker?
Steve Mnuchin has said little publicly, but his resume does seem to contrast sharply with Trump's populist campaign.
The Looming Bubble in Long-Term Debt
As yield-starved investors look to longer-dated assets, the biggest risk facing financial markets may be the financial asset duration bubble.
Nomi Prins: The Left/Progressive Case Against the Fed
Nomi and Jeff discuss how the Fed could be the great populist issue that further unravels the Left/Right paradigm.
Don’t Slap a New Tax on High-Frequency Trading
High-frequency trading is not the nefarious scheme policymakers would have you believe it is. It serves a real purpose in the marketplace.
Economic Reality Matters More than “Expectations”
Efforts to manipulate people into thinking the economy is good contribute to the ills brought on by the boom-bust cycle.
The Euro Crisis
David Howden explains the basics of the European Union and the economic crises it has caused.
