Posts Tagged ‘ investing ’

How Savings and Investment Increase an Economy’s Output

Feb 14th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Macro Economics
Everyone who has held a job and a bank account understands the potential benefit of postponing consumption today in order to enjoy greater consumption in the future. However, many people — if pressed — would explain this increase in saver’s income by an offsetting reduction in the income of a ...read more

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Race, Racism and Investing

Apr 26th, 2010 | By | Category: International, Politics
L: Doug we recently tested dangerous waters and talked on race while discussing Russia – and Russians. Your views on this subject will probably offend any number of people, but some things are worth saying, regardless. And, cold as it may sound, I think there are investment implications. Shall we ...read more

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“Relax, the Over-all Market Probably Won’t Tank”

Apr 16th, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
"Relax, the Over-all Market Probably Won't Tank" BusinessWeek, April 27, 2000 Introduction Although I read and collect information and ideas every day, whenever the day comes each month when I actually have to start writing this report, the words of Gene Fowler (an extremely successful screenplay, sports, and humorous writer) come to ...read more

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Focus on Currencies, Part II

Feb 13th, 2007 | By | Category: Currencies
 Let's kick this section off with the question: What is the carry trade? The answer comes from the San Francisco Fed in an article entitled, "Interest Rates, Carry Trades, and Exchange Rate Movements": "What is the carry trade? "In the most common version of this strategy, an investor borrows a given amount in ...read more

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