The Same Road That Got Us Here In The First Place

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Bursting bubbles can inflict large-scale harm on the economy. The Federal Reserve, which is charged with helping the economy, would want to stop, if possible, something like that from happening. Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke suggested...
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We Think Bubble Activities Are Normal

A reader asks some questions. "Is U.S. dollar inflation about to take flight? Should we take comfort in expert assurances to not worry about a potential stock market crash? Are you adequately hedged against a bond bubble collapse? It seems like we haven’t run out of bear food just yet. In fact, I’m...
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Following The Examples Set For Us

Readers suggested a topic on fighting back. "I was thinking about the 1%, or the hellish alliance of Washington and Wall Street and how failure at that level just seems to get repeatedly rewarded, while the whistle blowers are punished within an inch of their lives and livelihoods. Non-enforcement...
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