Posts Tagged ‘greenspan’SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends — A Decade in FluxIn this SPECIAL EDITION, check out: The State of the Markets: A Decade in Flux 10 years that were anything but boring.. Home Prices: A Much Needed Breather After a historic rise, an equally historic fall. Getting Back on Track: Are We There Yet? Many believe the bottom in housing has come and gone. Are [...] Inflation: What is it Good For?This post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS At the heart of some of the most contentious debates in the otherwise drab world of macroeconomic theory is that of inflation (yes, there are in fact contentious debates about macroeconomic theory). To wit, economics can’t even agree on [...] Inflation and Home Prices: Is the Romance Over?This post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS A cursory look at the long term trends for inflation and home prices reveal strikingly similar patterns. Until, that is, right around 2003 (see dotted line below). (click to enlarge image) In the wake of the short recession caused [...] All Bubbles Burst, EventuallyThis post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS The belief that the Federal Reserve kept interest rates too low, for too long, is one which is now nearly universally held. Well, outside the Fed, that is. Here’s a smattering of quotes which show how the view of [...] |