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The Broken World. There Is More To Life Than Money.

So far I’ve focused my attention on the economic and commercial aspects of the Broken World. But there’s more to life than money.
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Operation Twist 2: Pushing On A String

The US economy is quite evidently slowing again and the Fed in its wisdom has decided to extend Operation Twist, that is buying longer dated treasuries and funding that with the sale of shorter dated debt. This is like someone saying he’s got to water the lawn just after Hurricane Katrina.
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This Wounded Economy: Synchronized Slowdown. Recession Spelt With a Capital D.

The financial crisis rolls on. Failure to fully understand the first precipitation in 2008 is leading to errors in policy.
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A Solution To The Euro Zone Crisis

The problem of fiscal union in the Eurozone is not as intractable as many think. There is an elegant solution. Actually, let me retract that, there is a chaotic, potentially contentious, precipitous, union breaking, gut wrenching solution. Which is quite nice.
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If You Insist on Keeping The Euro

It is irrational to establish or maintain a common currency in Europe. If, however, the decision was based on ideology, then the policies designed to hold together the cracked and bursting union are misguided.
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