Mark discusses the record levels of credit card debt.
Minor Issues
Succinct economic commentary by Dr. Mark Thornton, senior fellow at the Mises Institute.
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While everything in the economy seems great, the value of the dollar index has fallen 12% since last October.
On this week's episode, Mark summarizes some problems with taxpayer-subsidized EVs.
Many observers have dismissed the significance of the yield curve inversion in 2022.
Why do things take so long to unravel? What will happen next?
Mark takes a look at all the wrong predictions of recessions in recent years.
Mark takes a look at all the wrong predictions of recessions in recent years.
Mark explains why the market for existing homes has been diverging from the market for new houses.
After a long series of rate hikes, let's hope interest rate expectations are not being distorted by other factors of reality.
Mark explains the role of bank reserves in the current "system" and gives a brief explanation of why the Austrian view is better and actually gets the job done.
Mark discusses something bigger than the Disney layoffs: the Wall Street Journal's frontpage article on investing in gold.
Market watchers have kept a keen eye on Apple as it heads for a new all-time high, but Mark has concerns.
Mark takes a look at the good news on price inflation and why it is better than reported, but probably short-lived.
Mark is not fooling around today. He looks at gold and its price as indicators of what governments are really up to.
Mark looks at the impact of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, where the government's monetary policy is manifesting itself in some interesting ways.
Mark explains why SVB Bank and Signature Bank failed, and why it was bound to happen.
People are making painful adjustments. What will the Fed do?
