Posts Tagged ‘ free market ’

Bernanke to Keep Blocking the Free Market

Sep 1st, 2009 | By Bill Bonner | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Damned if he does; damned if he doesn't. Last week, Ben Bernanke got the nod for another stint as head of the world's most important central bank. Yes, he completely misunderstood the implications of the hugely negative US trade balance, believing that America did the world a favor by spending its ...read more

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Banking, the Federal Government and the Free Market

Jun 23rd, 2009 | By Dan Amoss | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
This week's big market development was the announcement of proposed reforms for the flock of federal regulators that apparently "supervise" the banking system. You wouldn't know there was much supervision going on based upon the events of the past year. Predictably, we're likely going to see the addition of another big ...read more

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The Capitalism Reformers Caper and Prance

Mar 27th, 2009 | By Bill Bonner | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Free market capitalism is the "god that failed," writes Martin Wolf. Thus does Financial Times lead off a feeble chorus of lament in its "Future of Capitalism" series. What do we do now? is the question. Can capitalism be tamed? Can it be harnessed? "Yes we can!" says America's president. Richard ...read more

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Marxism Marches On

Feb 4th, 2009 | By Dan Denning | Category: Featured, Personal Liberties, Politics
The week begins with a bang, according to the Financial Times. The FT reports that, "The Obama administration is gearing up for a 'big bang' announcement within the next two weeks that will combine a bank clean-up with measures to reduce home foreclosures and probably steps to kick-start credit markets." Obama ...read more

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How Paper Money Distorts Investment Cycles

Mar 19th, 2008 | By Dan Amoss | Category: Macro Economics
THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BEND THE ECONOMY to its will, as most economists appear to believe. The economy is infinitely complex, and instead bends to the will of billions of spending and investing choices. Yet some economists still try to tweak the economy if it does not suit a political agenda, ...read more

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