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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

For example, if the US government spends more than it collects in taxes, it can finance the budget deficit by selling bonds. This is a problem because it forces households and businesses to divert energy away from productive activity and towards managing and avoiding the cost of inflation. However, it eventually becomes clear.

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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

MishTalk

Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1.5 My personal belief is the trucking industry needs to realize production of goods will have ups and downs,” Satish Jindel, principal of SJ Consulting , which closely tracks industry pricing, told Logistics Management. in October from 50.2 in September. 7/2015 -14.92 8/2015 -14.67

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Bulls and Bears Debate China: Property Bubble Expands Again; GDP Growth Picks Up; Economic Recovery Underway? No Says Michael Pettis

MishTalk

We are often told that a fall in housing prices won’t affect the real economy in China much because, unlike in the US, the amount of real estate financed by mortgages is quite low. This means that the foreign currency reserves are simply the asset side of a balance sheet against which there are liabilities. billion yuan in July.