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May 23, 2016

The French are Revolting!

During the middle ages, perfume use in western Europe grew rapidly.   According to Wikipedia, “Between the 16th and 17th centuries, perfumes were used primarily by the […]
May 22, 2016

Global Debt Mysteries

“High debt forces interest rates to stay low, which encourages yet more debt…” says Manor Pradhan, an economist at Morgan Stanley, talking about the massive increase […]
May 20, 2016

“Nowcasting” the GDP

Do you want an advance reading of the 2016 second quarter GDP reading – even before the quarter is over?   I sure do!    This is […]
May 19, 2016

Reading the Tea Leaves

The FED speaks … and the markets react.    On the 18th, the FED released the ‘minutes’ from their April meeting.   Want to read them?   Here […]