May 19, 2013, 5:31 am
Ryan Avent, Free...
7 days on realclearmarkets.com
THIS spring, the economics commentariat is discussing the relationship between monetary policy and financial stability. The concern that loose monetary policy might lead to financial excess is not a new one; some on Wall Street began complaining about...
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gold prices were climbing Monday on concerns about Syria and a bump in physical demand as Asian stocks rebounded. Gold for June delivery at the COMEX division of the CME was rising $6.70 to $1,470.90 an ounce. The gold price...
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As I noted in my previous post, neoclassical economics made it an item of faith that capitalism was inherently stable, and dismissed arguments to the contrary as no more than left-wing propaganda. My favourite statement of this perspective came from the...
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Sydney Morning Herald commentator Gareth Hutchens commented that the Rogoff and Reinhart affair shows how slow economists are to realise that their data may be dodgy, but to my mind that is insignificant compared to how slow...
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