The United Kingdom of Massive Debt
Perhaps it is unpatriotic of me to ask, but are France’s shrill politicians right? Is the United Kingdom the weak link? From the Guardian: The entente is no longer so cordiale. As the big credit rating...
View ArticleDoes the Fed Control the Money Supply?
It depends how you define money. The Federal Reserve controls the monetary base, and has vastly increased it as a result of quantitative easing: But that’s not the same thing as the money supply. The...
View ArticleShadow Banking 101
This article originally appeared in the May 1st edition of The Occupied Times. Meet James. James bought a house. It cost him $150,000, of which $30,000 had come from his own savings, leaving him with a...
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