Financial Sense Exclusives on the Economy
4 Oct 2012
The US national debt is now over $16 trillion — and growing at the rate of more than $1.2 trillion a year. This is clearly unsustainable. But how to cut the debt? One way is to cut entitlements, which are growing exponentially. Will they cut...
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28 Sep 2012
The following charts are assembled from data published in the Federal Reserve's Z.1 release of Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States. The data for the second quarter of 2012 was released on September 20, 2012, so the charts reflect data...
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28 Sep 2012
History has shown faster economic growth has been accompanied by higher domestic investment. The end result is higher productivity, higher living standards and of course higher revenue for the US government and states. Between the early 60’s and...
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25 Sep 2012
Although noble, the Fed targeting the US employment level as a rationale for further money printing is a bit disingenuous given the structural issues facing the economy. What are these issues exactly and why will they be so hard to overcome?
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20 Sep 2012
As a result of the rather gloomy future look, bonds once again look like a safe-haven investment until the equities better reflect the economic environment.
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19 Sep 2012
According to a multi-decade economic study, the United States, long considered the standard bearer for economic freedom among large industrial nations, has experienced a substantial decline in economic freedom over the past ten years, now ranking...
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14 Sep 2012
The Fed has announced new balance sheet expansion, but this time without time and funding constraints. Programs extending the maturity of its holdings remain in effect.
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13 Sep 2012
The S&P 500 rose 23.43 points to close at 1459.99 on the official announcement of quantitative easing (QE) 3.0 from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee today. The S&P was hovering under 1440 for the past week until the Monetary Policy...
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10 Sep 2012
The enemies of the market today are not especially knowledgeable about economics. Their business is politics, and their natural tendency is to extend their own power. As Mises tells us, “To control everything, to leave no room for anything to...
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7 Sep 2012
While most of the central banks across the globe were raising rates since 2010 after the big global reflationary boom of 2009, they have now switched gears and been slashing rates over the past year to spur economic growth.
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