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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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The Case for Deflation – Dr. James Thorne

The Case for Deflation: Central Banks & Princes of the Yen “Central banks have the power to create economic, political and social change.” — Princes of the Yen, 2003. In his book, Princes of the Yen, Richard Werner warns us to never underestimate the central bank’s ability to achieve its agenda[1]. He follows

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