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With the economy humming along and the stock market, despite some recent twists and turns, hanging in there pretty well, it’s a tough case to sell that higher interest rates are having a substantially negative impact on the economy. So what if policymakers just decide to keep rates where they are for even longer, and go through all of 2024 without cutting? ...
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In a recent post, I tried to warn people about the substantial and growing chance of World War 3. My post was focused on the risk that a war will occur, but it didn’t really focus on the risk that the US and its allies will be defeated in that war. Yes, nuclear weapons are a factor, but there’s no certainty they’ll be unleashed in WW3, even by the losing ...