John Roberts on monetary reform
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn David Beckworth has a new podcast where he interviews John Roberts, who spent 36 years at the Federal Reserve Board as a...
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 1. In many ways, the UK resembles the US. This is not one of them: Despite its reputation as a hotbed of...
There’s nothing special about zero growth
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The FT has a new piece on the growth prospects for Europe: The eurozone will avoid a recession this year according to...
The Eternal Modern
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Every place seems to resemble its golden age. Last January, I visited Miami Beach, where the dominant style is art deco. Last...
Another RBC model failure
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn [There may be a technical outage later today as we transition to a new platform.] Remember early in the year when all...
To QE or not to QE
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Over at Mercatus, Andrew Levin and Bill Nelson have an excellent essay on the fiscal cost of the Fed’s QE4 program. There...
Affluent educated Asians in America
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Life expectancy in Hong Kong is 85.3, which is the highest in the world. The US comes in at 79.1, which is...
I’m utterly confused
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Today’s Financial Times makes a claim that makes my head spin: Of the 45 economists surveyed between December 2 and December 5,...
What crypto bubble?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In my entire 67 years on this planet, I’ve never seen a less bubble like asset than bitcoin. I’ve watched its price...
Two milestones for 2023
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Two historic milestones will be reached in 2023. For the first time in many centuries, India’s population will exceed that of China....