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View ArticleBanks: The Student-Borrower’s Best Friend!
I made a statement in a recent op-ed published at Values and Capitalism that banks do student-borrowers a favor by allowing them to use money in the present pay it back in the future. Considering the...
View ArticleWhy we need financial markets
“My true adversary in this battle,” he said “has no name, no face, no party… it is the world of finance.” Thus spoke new French President Francois Hollande while campaigning last month. Despite the...
View ArticleThe Real Problem with Barclays
If you’ve been following the news lately then you have probably heard something about Barclays and interest rate fixing. Barclays is a massive banking corporation based in the UK with a large...
View ArticleIn Praise of Speculators
This article was originally published at Values and Capitalism. In recent years, the purported effect of oil speculators in raising the price of oil has sparked much debate and concern. Pundits of...
View ArticleObama’s Amazing Deficit: Myths and Facts
There is a curious rumor going around. Allegedly, the Obama Administration is producing a shrinking federal deficit. Paul Krugman has even picked up this rumor in his NYT column. Is there any traction...
View ArticleThe most terrifying headline you’ll read all year
“US stock futures turn red after jobs report.” Thus read the top story on MarketWatch.com this morning. Simple enough, right? The economy didn’t add many jobs last month, so investors pulled back. Oh...
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