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The Federal Reserve’s Stock-Market Supernova

The Federal Reserve’s Stock-Market Supernova

The following article by David Haggith was published on The Great Recession Blog:

During the first several years of the Fed’s “recovery” program, bankers denied that banks were the primary drivers of the stock market bull. Then, a little over a year ago, the Fed’s Richard Fisher confessed what everyone in the alternative financial media already knew — the nation’s central bank was “front-running the stock market” in order to “create a wealth effect.”

Watch Live: Trump Holds First Press Briefing With NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

After repeatedly calling NATO 'obsolete' during the 2016 campaign cycle, President Trump will be joined shortly by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for their first joint press briefing.  Trump is expected to discuss America’s "100% commitment" to the alliance but is also expected to reiterate his calls for all NATO member states to increase military spending to 2% of their economic output to strengthen the alliance’s long-term capabilities and reduce the economic burdens on the Unites States.  The Express reported earlier on comments made by a White House official regarding today's m

End Airline Protectionism: Allow Foreign Carriers On Domestic Routes

End Airline Protectionism: Allow Foreign Carriers On Domestic Routes

Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,

In the wake of the United Airlines debacle - in which the airline had airport police assault one of its own customers - customers have begun to ask why there doesn't seem to be more competition for United to contend with. They ask: would United treat its customers so poorly if they had more competition? 

Maybe not. 

Is the Airline Industry Competitive? 

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