And The Winner Is . . .

by | Jul 4, 2023 | Economics

Who will win the economic race between these United States and China? Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets. Take your choice and your chance.   Betting on fundamentals? Pick China unless . . . . Why China? Homogenous population with a naturally higher level of...

Economic Crash? Third Fury

by | Mar 13, 2023 | Economics

Note (20MAR2023): “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” -from Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Although offered by a pompous, despicable character, Polonius, the oft-quoted...

Boeing & Mercantilism

by | Jan 13, 2020 | Economics

Note (20JAN2020): As though Boeing has not had enough bad press, last week a Boeing-built airliner dumped raw fuel onto a school in Los Angeles County; a lawsuit is pending against the airline, of course. Adding to that setback in public relations, reïntroducing the...

FRB: Two Days of Infamy

by | Aug 26, 2019 | Economics

Note (23SEP2019): Once again, the flummoxed members of the Federal Reserve Board revealed their incompetence to predict and control. The sudden shift from raising interest rates to lowering them within a matter of a few months testifies to that incompetence, never...