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Central and Eastern European Currencies Soar as Dollar Crashes »
Posted by: gamahuche 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Record currency advances in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, former communist nations that joined the European Union in 2004, are devastating ...
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Hocus Pocus Among Us »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke are summoning the two most frequently used spirits governments call upon to bend reality: debt and inflation. Neither option is ...
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The Destructive Art of Inflation »
Posted by: populist 2 weeks, 4 days ago in Business & Finance
It should be obvious that the government, without reservation, will always abuse the powers of inflationary fiat creation and in turn it will always be ...
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The "Consumer Economy" Was Always a Mockery »
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
The "consumer economy" was always a mockery. No serious economist ever suggested that you could get richer by consuming wealth. But that didn't make ...
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U.S. Spending Rises; Prices Jump the Most Since 1981 »
Posted by: mozzer 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest increase in prices in
almost three decades eroded consumers buying power in June,
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Personal Income Fell 0.7% In July - Biggest Drop In 3 Years »
Posted by: TimALoftis 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Real consumer spending fell 0.4% in July, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. This is the biggest drop since June 2004. Nominal spending ...
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America's Unsustainable Boom »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Many people were relieved when they saw how mild the 2001 recession was. And this time, unlike after the stock market bubble, the Federal Reserve ...
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Interest Rates and the Business Cycle »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Changes in the supply of money in the economy do have an effect on real economic activity. This effect works through the medium of interest ...
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How Government Money Works »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Using childish humor, vast oversimplification, and a little algebra to put some sense to the "Crisis"
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Michelle Malkin : The Increasingly Erratic, Super-Gaffetastic Joe Biden - Townhall.com »
Posted by: FSU92grad 3 weeks, 5 days ago in Politics
If the prospect of Joe Biden sitting a heartbeat away from the presidency doesn't give you palpitations, you are not paying attention.
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Consumer spending falls as prices surge »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Consumer spending, after adjusting for inflation, fell in June as shoppers were hit with the biggest increase in prices in nearly three decades.
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The Hyperinflation Threat »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Jörg Guido Hülsmann podcast with Lew Rockwell on what central banking has wrought.
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The GDP Illusion »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Thus the Government is inflating the GDP data with its misleading inflation index, and the government is inflating output by borrowing and spending. Maybe that ...
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This time, wage slaves can't revolt »
Posted by: mozzer 3 months ago in Business & Finance
Fed chief Ben Bernanke is counting on a weak labor market to keep employees from demanding wage hikes, which could in turn boost inflation. With ...
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Value and Stock Market Declines »
Posted by: populist 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Business & Finance
The consequences of inflation, higher taxes, and more regulation that result from government bailout plans, however, are sure to make losers of us all. Not ...
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