Economy
Working Hours in America
One of my main sources of data for my postings is the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis better known as FRED. Using their data, ……Read More
Business
Markets
Revisiting the Velocity of Money
Several months back, I took a brief look at the velocity of money, a concept that can be rather abstract and one that seems to ……Read More
Economy
The High Cost and Painful Reality of Experimental Monetary Policy
Over the past five years since the Fed began its long-term experiment with near-zero interest rates in a desperate attempt to prod the economy back ……Read More
Markets
Bond Spreads and What They Are Telling Us
The new world of investing is a different place with investors desperate for decent yields on Treasuries, CDs, GICs and bonds of all types that ……Read More
Economy
China Might Be Winning The Race To Reduce Solar Costs
Many people, even fanatical advocates of solar power, are unaware quite how close we are to reaching a critical milestone in the industry. Within a ……Read More
Economy
How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?
Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year old ……Read More