“The ideal policy would bring about a soft landing, with inflation subsiding without a recession. But this is a difficult task to accomplish.” – Robert Hafer, St. Louis Fed, May 1971 The above quote is thought to be the first time that the aeronautic term was applied to economics. It has since become […]
“When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you.” — Hugh Bonneville In the last quarter, a sense of calm has come over the equity markets. The tumult of the first quarter of 2023, with its bank failures and high equity volatility, has […]
“There is a lot of stuff we can’t control, but it is completely in our power to decide what the definition of a good job is. That’s up to us.” – Mike Rowe There was an old show on the Discovery Channel called Dirty Jobs where the host, Mike Rowe, traveled around the country […]
“[Interest rates] act on financial valuations the way gravity acts on matter: The higher the rate, the greater the downward pull.” – Warren Buffett The path towards normalizing interest rates in 2022 reasserted the force of gravity on asset prices. Since 2008, the Federal Reserve and other central banks have engaged in extremely low […]
“Inflation is running too hot. You don’t need to know much more than that.” – Fed Chairman Jay Powell The third quarter marked the beginning of a paradigm shift as investors began questioning the path of inflation and the resolve of the central bank in responding. Since the days of Alan Greenspan, the Fed’s […]
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Mexico turns its back on private business, just when it could benefit from “friendshoring.” Article via The Wall Street Journal ($) Who pays for crypto’s collapse? Article via The Wall Street […]
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Highflying Tiger Global has been humbled by the tech retreat. Article via Wall Street Journal ($) “Friendshoring” where countries only trade with allies may not be all its cracked up to […]
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. George Soros’s money manager says the market has the timing of a potential recession wrong. Article via Bloomberg ($) Elon Musk demands his workers come back to the office. Not all […]
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Barron’s says oil giant, Shell, looks like a bargain. Article via Barron’s ($) The Department of Justice plans to crack down on Private Equity. Article via The Financial Times ($) Elon […]
Below you will find the articles on economics, investing, and finance that we found most interesting for the week. NB: ($) denotes subscription site. Cryptocurrency “stablecoins” are starting to break the buck. This is a bad sign for the health for the ecosystem. Article via The Wall Street Journal ($) Meanwhile, Coinbase customers found out […]
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