by John Mauldin | Aug 28, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
If you ever think you just can’t win, I know how you feel. I’m labeled both a doomsayer and a Pollyanna—sometimes in reaction to the same letter. In fact, I am neither. I used to be the “muddle-through” guy who acknowledged difficulty but expected eventual success....
by John Mauldin | Aug 21, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
I write this introduction from an all-too-short vacation in Montana (more below). This week I have asked my longtime associate Patrick Watson to step in and write Thoughts from the Frontline, offering his perspective as a small business owner. As you read this,...
by John Mauldin | Aug 14, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours.” —Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President In recent weeks, numerous commentators started to suggest the US and the world are entering a depression. For some...
by John Mauldin | Aug 7, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
As I file this letter Friday morning, people are reacting to the July jobs report. My own reaction: The headline report is absurd. I will explain further at the end of this letter. But first, I have another topic. Regular readers know I worry about debt, mainly that...
by John Mauldin | Jul 31, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
One of COVID-19’s many less-than-obvious consequences is the way it makes us look inward. Facing mortality has always done that, of course. West Texas Judge Roy Bean reportedly said, “Nothing focuses the mind like a good hanging.” For the vulnerable and those of us of...
