The Yen is Weak. Should We Care?

The Yen is Weak. Should We Care? In late July, Japan and the United States reportedly launched a coordinated currency intervention to support the Japanese yen after it fell to a near 40-year low. The yen weakened sharply in mid-to-late July, reaching almost ¥164 per U.S. dollar after beginning the year near ¥156. That decline […]
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Often Wrong, Never in Doubt | March 19, 2022

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt Economic projections are rarely easy and are most difficult when most needed. The Fed is forecasting an economic ‘soft landing’ (they NEVER forecast a recession!). The reactive Fed is now behind the curve – that is, reacting late to the inflationary surge, but it expects economic growth to continue unabated. […]
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