Bloomberg: “The October Jobs Report Gives Fed Officials a Green Light to Raise Rates.” With global “risk on” back in full swing, the focus of U.S. monetary policy belatedly shifts back to fundamentals. October’s 271,000 was the largest jobs gain… Read More ›
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Doug Noland: Developing or Developed?
October 30 – BloombergView (By Matthew A. Winkler): “Ignore China’s Bears: There’s a bull running right past China bears, and it’s leading the world’s second-largest economy in a transition from resource-based manufacturing to domestic-driven services such as health care, insurance… Read More ›
Doug Noland: Hobson’s Choice
More than two months have passed since the August “flash crash.” Fragilities illuminated during that bout of market turmoil still reverberate. Sure, global markets have rallied back strongly. Bullish news, analysis and sentiment have followed suit, as they do. The… Read More ›
Doug Noland: Look Back in Anger
October 16 – Wall Street Journal (Alan S. Blinder and Mark Zandi): “Don’t Look Back in Anger at Bailouts and Stimulus… Logic dictates that the size of any stimulus be proportional to the expected decline in economic activity—which was enormous… Read More ›
Doug Noland: Courage to Print
This week Doug Noland provides his take on the former Federal Reserve Chairman’s answers to some surprisingly pointed interview questions about the financial crisis while promoting his book ‘The Courage to Act’. Doug Noland’s title ‘Courage to Print’ gives you an early… Read More ›
Doug Noland: Now What?
I am happy to announce the teaming up with Doug Noland who has been “Chronicling History’s Greatest Financial Bubble” since 1999. His analysis is insightful and provides a “perspective” we think needs to be shared fully. We will be reposting… Read More ›