Joe CarsonMar 15, 2020A “Primer” on Recession: Post Recession Business & Finance Will Be DifferentEconomic recession is an infrequent occurrence, but in a fundamental sense recessions are the economy’s way of cleansing the “rot” out...
Joe CarsonMar 12, 2020Investors Should Brace For A Record Decline in GDPTwo of largest quarterly declines in economic activity during the post war period occurred during a financial crisis and a widespread...
Joe CarsonMar 11, 2020When Business and People "Mobility" StopsThe coronavirus is creating a sudden stop in business and people "mobility"--- as workplaces fall idle, schools close and social and...
Joe CarsonMar 9, 2020"Deja Vu": Mergers & Equity Market Tops, & Odds of Economic Recession March 10, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the peak of the tech bubble. There were many factors that contributed to the tech bubble,...
Joe CarsonMar 5, 2020Financial Stability: The "Forgotten" Anchor of Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve has three mandates, maximum employment, price stability and financial stability. Financial stability has never been...
Joe CarsonMar 3, 2020THE FED HAS LOST ITS INDEPENDENCE!!!In a surprise move the Federal Reserve announced an intra-meeting reduction of 50 basis point in the federal funds rate, lowering the...