Liberty
Stop playing games with national debt
Editors at National Review Online offer words of caution to the Trump administration’s top treasury official. A heavily indebted debtor is not well-advised to be seen to play games with…
Bond market
financial market where participants can issue new debt or buy and sell debt securities
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Assessing new challenges for the Fed
Desmond Lachman writes about the latest challenges facing America’s central bank. Mike Tyson famously said that everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face. We have to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Grant pans Austria’s 100-year bonds
Jim Grant of Barron’s highlights the flaws of Austria’s new 100-year bonds. The National Weather Service makes 76 billion meteorological observations a year and mobilizes computing power 10,000 times greater…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
American-made weapon that could help China in a trade war
Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner identifies one major weapon that would help China in a trade war with the United States. If a major trade war breaks out between…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Forbes calls for new approach to the national debt
Steve Forbes‘ latest contribution to Forbes magazine features a scathing attack on U.S. Treasury officials. IN AN ERA of epic economic malpractice, one operation that has received scant attention is…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Trump and the national debt
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute devotes his latest National Review Online column to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s approach toward the federal government’s mounting debt. With our national debt…
Liberty
Forbes columnist pans central banks’ current paths
Global economist David Malpass uses his latest Forbes column to take shots at central bank policies with negative long-term consequences. Lower oil prices and the stronger dollar would normally be…
Elections & Public Integrity
Barron’s D.C. man forsees at least one winner in the 2014 elections
Whether Democrats or Republicans emerge victorious in the November elections, Jim McTague of Barron’s predicts one likely winner that’s not on the voters’ ballot. Falling stock averages be damned! Move…
Liberty
Barron’s D.C. man believes Russia’s recent actions might slow the U.S. military base closing process
Jim McTague of Barron’s explores in his latest “D.C. Current” column the potential impact of the Crimean crisis on the U.S. military’s latest base closing process. Russia’s seizure of Crimea…
Liberty
The Fed’s folly
Think the Federal Reserve tends to do more harm than good? You’ll likely agree with the following passage from the latest Bloomberg Businessweek: To the hawks, the Fed’s drive to…
Liberty
Speaking of unintended consequences, more financial turmoil is heading our way
Peter Schiff, one of the very few who foresaw the disastrous housing bubble back in 2005, says that Federal Reserve policies are leading to massive misallocation of capital and have…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Singing Singapore’s praises
The latest issue of Smart Money explains that bonds and currency linked to Singapore are attracting a “growing herd of American investors.” Singapore boasts one of the world’s highest savings…