by John Mauldin | 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.)...
by John Mauldin | 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...
by John Mauldin | 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...
by John Mauldin | Feb 26, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics, Uncategorized
We are almost through February and (knocking on wood) the US COVID-19 situation is improving daily. The B117 and other variants haven’t yet made a big impact. Possibly they will, but as time passes more people are getting at least partial protection through vaccines....
by John Mauldin | Feb 19, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Readers often ask how these letters appear so regularly. The answer is we have a process. Normally, I talk to my associate Patrick Watson on Monday about the next weekend’s letter. We both go into research mode, verbally outlining a letter, and by Thursday I have an...
by John Mauldin | Feb 12, 2021 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Among the many strange, unforeseen changes of the last year is a new respect for Keynesian economic theory. Practically everyone in power now agrees that deficit spending produces GDP growth. They differ only on its expected magnitude and duration. The few exceptions...