Monthly Archives: May, 2018
Goldman Warns on Junk Bonds
Goldman Sachs is warning that the lower rated rungs of the junk bond universe are the most overpriced since 2007. Bonds rated CCC and...
A Risky Addition to an Otherwise Decent Dodd-Frank Reform: Part II
Yesterday I wrote to you about a risky change classifying municipal bonds as "high quality liquid assets." That change, though simple, could lead to...
Can Barnes & Noble Rediscover What Made it a Great Store?
Writing in The American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead laments the changes that have happened as Barnes & Noble fights for relevance. She suggests B&N emulate...
A Risky Addition to an Otherwise Decent Dodd-Frank Reform
Despite passing a major reform to the Obama-era Dodd-Frank financial regulation, Congress has unfortunately added a few unnecessary, and even risky, clauses to the...
America Records Fastest Home Price Inflation Since 2006
Despite the Federal Reserve's intimation that a bit of inflation is just fine, Americans are being hammered with home price inflation at the fastest...