Monthly Archives: July, 2016
Worthy Reads: Companies Are Defaulting at the Fastest Rate Since the Financial Crisis
Market-Rate Rental Inventory Set to Swell (WSJ)
China Bans Internet News Reporting as Media Crackdown Widens (Bloomberg)
Fed Officials Push Back Against Calls to Overhaul Structure (WSJ)
Bank Capital Regulations...
Excise to Excess: States that Make You Pay
The Tax Foundation has released a map displaying the ranking and dollar/citizen each state pulls in via excise taxes. Excise taxes are usually placed...
The Monday Melee: What Can Trade Tell Us?
Mixed Results at American Ports
Since the financial crisis, traffic at America's largest ports has a mixed record. Pacific ports in Long Beach and Los...
Velocity, there is None
At one time, velocity, the speed at which the monetary base is spent (measured as GDP/M2), was a reasonably reliable indicator of America's position in the...
Worthy Reads: Unconventional monetary policies: a re-appraisal
ECB Is Open, Not Committed, to Stimulus in September (WSJ)
IMF Urges G-20 to Adopt Growth-Boosting Policies (WSJ Pro Central Banking)
Draghi Signals ECB May Boost Stimulus...