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The Exponential Ride

by | Apr 2, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics

The last year brought exponential growth in, among other things, use of the word “exponential.” It is now the go-to term when you want to say something is “growing super-fast.” I’ve got to admit it’s getting better (Better)A little better all the time (It...

The 1970s Never Ended

by | Mar 26, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics

Big economic storms are rare and usually end quickly, but they tend to have long-lasting effects. Today I want to talk about a storm 50 years ago that still affects us now. Important things happened in the 1970s. I personally remember that decade well. I was in my 20s...

Broken Debt

by | Mar 19, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics

Modern technology is amazing but our ancient forebears built some wondrous things, too. Long-ago historians organized them into “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.” (Of course, their “world” was the Mediterranean and Middle East. Other wonders existed elsewhere.)...

Inflation Is Broken

by | Mar 12, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics

I have been writing for many years that the US in particular and the Western “developed” world in general were approaching a time where none of our choices would be good. We have arrived. Any choice the government and central banks of the US and the rest of the world...

Everything Is Broken

by | Mar 6, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics

Broken CreditBroken RetirementBroken StocksBroken DataBroken Unemployment SystemPuerto Rico, Vaccines, and Some Good News Broken lines, broken strings,Broken threads, broken springs,Broken idols, broken heads,People sleeping in broken beds —Bob Dylan, “Everything is...