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Central Bankers Are As Lost As We Are. And They Can Do What?

I guess central bankers are human too and don’t have a crystal ball. So they don’t know with certainty how the economy will evolve and they have to make decisions which impact the economy in a way that is imprecise. They also have to consider how their actions will impact the economy, in this imprecise
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Greece Needs To Exit The Euro For Its Own Good.

For there to be reform one has to quantify the problem. Under any form of bail out or support, the size of the problem is hidden. That Greece is in the Euro is already an impediment to price discovery and the quantification of the problem. The Greek economy needs to discover its marginal product for
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China. Markets and Economy. An Updated Overview.

  China is moving from Party rule to rule of law: The constitution and anti-corruption China is deregulating markets and increasing greater market discipline: Testing enterprise bankruptcy law and allowing defaults. Credit is becoming more an alpha market. The credit markets are being stabilized through macro prudential policy: New formation of LGFVs banned. Muni bond market
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Off Topic: Cancer A Sign Of Resilience Of The Species?

Increased incidence of cancer can be indicative of the improved resilience of the human species. The environment constantly evolves in uncertain ways. To adapt to the constantly evolving environment, a species needs to also evolve. Increased mutation is equivalent to increased evolution. Unfortunately, with increased mutation comes increased negative mutation, leading to cancers. The propensity
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Autonomous Automobiles and Shared Mobility. The Possibilities Are Endless.

With the coming of autonomous automobiles and with Uber’s current exploratory steps into shared mobility, the future of the automobile is becoming interesting. From a central planner’s perspective one would like encourage better productivity of capital. As it is, people who drive to work end up parking their cars for hours a day. This is
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