Economy

The last time we plotted European youth unemployment...Spain was actually worse off than even Greece...Following the latest economic...update from Greece, however, things are back to normal, as Greek youth unemployment is officially the second one in Europe after Spain to surpass 50%. In other words, Europe's scariest chart just got even scarier [as seen below]. Words: 370

Financialization is like the bubonic plague–it constantly needs new victims as it kills off its existing hosts. Housing? Dead, killed by financialization, aided, abetted and powered by the Federal Reserve. Now the Fed wants to “save” what it already killed via financialization–housing–by buying $1 trillion in plague-infested mortgages and brute-force efforts to keep interest rates below inflation, i.e. negative rates.[Let me take this disease analogy further.] Words: 514

Daniel Thorn­ton, an econ­o­mist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, argues that the Fed’s pol­icy of pro­vid­ing liq­uid­ity has “enor­mous poten­tial to increase the money sup­ply,” result­ing in what The Wall Street Journal’s Real Time Eco­nom­ics blog calls “an infla­tion inferno.” [Personally,] I think it’s too soon to make sig­nif­i­cant changes to a port­fo­lio based on infla­tion fears. Here's why. Words: 550

"An essential point in the social philosophy of interventionism is the existence of an inexhaustible fund which can be squeezed forever. The whole system of interventionism collapses when this fountain is drained off: The Santa Claus principle liquidates itself." [This article discusses the reality of the current economic crisis and] what is required to revive the economy. Words: 1666

With the U.S. election just six months off, political pressures will mount to favor fiscal stimulus measures instead of restraint. Such action can only accelerate higher domestic inflation and intensified dollar debasement culminating in a Great Collapse - a hyperinflationary great depression - by 2014. [Let me explain why that is the inevitable outcome.] Words: 2766

Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com - a site for sore eyes and inquisitive minds - finds the most informative articles on the internet each day. He edits them for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read and posts introductory paragraphs to them on the site. He also provides a link to www.munKNEE.com where his edited excerpts of the original article are posted. Below are the latest articles for your enjoyment. Words: 500

Does anyone believe the government cares about deficits? Does the American media care? If they do, why don’t you read reports like the following? Words: 970

More than 66% of adults are connected to one or more social media platforms, but who exactly are these people? This is a question every business must answer before embracing social media and our infographic below provides a look at the statistics behind some of the most popular social media platforms.

Lorimer Wilson, the editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com - A site for sore eyes and inquisitive minds - surfs the net each and every day searching for the most informative articles that have been posted that day. Those that are particularly insightful and well written are then edited for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read. Introductory paragraphs are posted on said site with a link to www.munKNEE.com where edited excerpts of the original article are posted. Below are yesterdays articles for your enjoyment. Words: 583

The classic argument is that, because 70% of the economy is driven by consumer spending, an increase in gasoline prices will cause a decrease in consumer spending, which will cause an economic decline. [My research, however, indicates that] the premise that higher oil prices will cause inflation and/or a recession is wrong. [Let me explain why that is the case.] Words: 1097