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Peak Inflation, Saved by Inertia? ~ Dr. James Thorne

March Market Insights: Peak Inflation, Saved by Inertia? March 2, 2022 Peak Inflation: Saved by Inertia? Download this article as a PDF. “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” – Simon & Garfunkel Given the continuing calls by market pundits for 50 basis point (bps) inter-meeting rate hikes — even while the

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Is the Federal Reserve Losing its independence? ~ Dr. James Thorne

February Market Insights: Is the Federal Reserve Losing its Independence? February 1, 2022 Is the Federal Reserve Losing its Independence? Download this article as a PDF. “Grin and bear it.” – Alan Greenspan to Janet Yellen, 2016. When U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve of political bias in

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The Year of the Fed! by Dr. Jim Thorne

January 10, 2022 The Maradona & Cantillon Effects: 2022 — The Year of The Fed! Download this article as a PDF. “I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.” – Diego Maradona Often referred to as

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The Law of the Hammer: A Volcker Shock in 2022? – Dr. James Thorne

Download this article as a PDF. “It’s burning down the house to roast the pig.”  —Robert Solow, Nobel Prize Winner, Economics (1987) The concept of the “law of the hammer,” attributed to psychologist Abraham Maslow, suggests that humans can often be biased to have an over-reliance on a familiar tool. No

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Economic Squid Games – Dr. James Thorne

November Market Insights by James Thorne: Economic Squid Games October 29, 2021 Economic Squid Games: China’s Enduring Mastery of Survival Download this article as a PDF. “We’ve already come too far to end this now.” – Sang-Woo, Squid Game Squid Game is a dark drama set in Korea that depicts the

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Covid’s Lasting Economic Scar – Dr. Jim Thorne

Covid’s Lasting Economic Scar & A Goldilocks 2022? Download this article as a PDF. “This porridge is just right.”                             – Goldilocks and the Three Bears As the delta variant exerts its strength, the world is coming to terms with the sobering reality that Covid-19 is not going away anytime

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