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Are we lab rats for the Federal Reserve?

Guest blog: a letter from John Bartlett who contributes to this blog and monitors economics and finance, a place he knows well after retiring from Commerce Trust in St. Louis September 21, 2012: For what it’s worth There seems like … Continue reading

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Economics-Finance 101: This cannot end well for most of us

For What It’s Worth “You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of reality.” –  Ayn Rand Recently a friend of mine, who spent his career in the financial markets, sent me a letter about economic and financial … Continue reading

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