Tag Archives: The Fed

The Fed As Inevitable Debt Factory

Posted on 5 March 2019 by E.M.Smith

I puzzle over the question of “Can the National Debt ever be extinguished when the money with which to pay it off must come from more debt issued to and held by The Fed?” Is this a “Catch 22”? Continue reading →

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MS. buys LinkedIn, Yellen Yellin’ Nothin’ and Gators in Florida… news at 11

Posted on 15 June 2016 by E.M.Smith

Microsoft buys LinkedIn – LinkedIn users get pwned. Yellen at The Fed does nothing. Gators in Florida, news at 11… Continue reading →

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The Present Global Liquidity Trap

Posted on 29 February 2016 by E.M.Smith

What is a liquidity trap? What happens if one “goes global”? And some thoughts on how to get out of one. Continue reading →

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Taper Talk and Markets

Posted on 20 June 2013 by E.M.Smith

What does The Fed announcement mean? Can we see it in the charts? Continue reading →

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