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Mar 16, 2023

What’s going on with Treasuries? Silicon Valley Bank and the incoherence of the Federal Reserve’s (lack of) an interest rate policy this week.

What’s going on with Treasuries? Silicon Valley Bank and the incoherence of the Federal Reserve’s (lack of) an interest rate policy this week.

Special note to readers. Typically, when I haven’t written in a while for the newsletter I will write a few free pieces, and then write some premium pieces as a reward to loyal paid subscribers (and motivate people to take out paid subscriptions.

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Mar 14, 2023

Every Complex Banking Issue All At Once: The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank in One Brief Summary and Five Quick Implications

Every Complex Banking Issue All At Once: The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank in One Brief Summary and Five Quick Implications

Financial crisis nerds have had quite a weekend. In short order the one-of-a-kind Silicon Valley Bank began to reportedly be experiencing losses, and large uninsured depositors began loudly and aggressively “pulling” their deposits.

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Dec 22, 2022

The Dangerous Brilliance Of Issuing a Token That Isn’t Your Liability: An FTX Lesson

The Dangerous Brilliance Of Issuing a Token That Isn’t Your Liability: An FTX Lesson

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Dec 13, 2022

The Arthur Burns That Time Forgot: “Inflationary Psychology” and “explosive” wage rates in the 1970s

The Arthur Burns That Time Forgot: “Inflationary Psychology” and “explosive” wage rates in the 1970s

This is a premium piece of Notes on the Crises. Thank you for being a paid subscriber. Lately, the 1970s have loomed large in economic commentary, thanks to a recurrence of panic over inflation. History is often invoked in mainstream press coverage about economic

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Oct 13, 2022

[PREMIUM TRANSCRIPT] Notes On The Crises Podcast #4: Daniel Mitchell, Chief Economist of Nixon’s Pay Board

[PREMIUM TRANSCRIPT] Notes On The Crises Podcast #4: Daniel Mitchell, Chief Economist of Nixon’s Pay Board

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Oct 6, 2022

Notes On The Crises Podcast #4: Economist Daniel Mitchell On His Time As Chief Economist of Nixon’s Pay Board, the “Wages” Part of Wage and Price Controls.

Notes On The Crises Podcast #4: Economist Daniel Mitchell On His Time As Chief Economist of Nixon’s Pay Board, the “Wages” Part of Wage and Price Controls.

Subscribe [https://www.crisesnotes.com/#/portal/signup]On this episode we have a very special guest, economist Daniel Mitchell on his time as the chief economist of Nixon’s pay board, the “wages” part of wage and price controls. He is also coauthor, along

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Sep 29, 2022

Everyone Relax, The Bank of England Keeping Bond Markets ‘Orderly’ is Normal

Everyone Relax, The Bank of England Keeping Bond Markets ‘Orderly’ is Normal

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Sep 21, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About How the “Volcker Shock” Worked That Sheila Bair Forgot to Ask

Everything You Need to Know About How the “Volcker Shock” Worked That Sheila Bair Forgot to Ask

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Aug 30, 2022

Student Loan Debt Cancellation Isn’t a Subsidy to Higher Education: Student Loan Credit is

Student Loan Debt Cancellation Isn’t a Subsidy to Higher Education: Student Loan Credit is

Subscribe [https://www.crisesnotes.com/#/portal/signup]Last Wednesday the Biden Administration announced a number of changes to how student debt would be treated by the Federal Government. They all were important, but the change attracting the most attention was canceling ten thousand dollars

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Aug 16, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act, Employ America and Oil & Gas. Now What?

The Inflation Reduction Act, Employ America and Oil & Gas. Now What?

Subscribe [https://www.crisesnotes.com/#/portal/signup]At the end of July, a few hours after I wrote about Employ America’s Oil and Gas proposal [https://www.crisesnotes.com/is-insuring-the-oil-and-gas-industry-the-right-response-to-the-fallout-from-

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Jul 26, 2022

Is “Insuring” The Oil and Gas Industry the Right Response to the fallout from Ukraine?

Is “Insuring” The Oil and Gas Industry the Right Response to the fallout from Ukraine?

This is a free piece of Notes on the Crises. Paid subscriptions help me release pieces like this for free, increasing their impact Subscribe [https://www.crisesnotes.com/#/portal/signup]So far this month I have been focusing on catching up to various different

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Jul 19, 2022

The “Transitory Inflation” Debate Misses the Point.

The “Transitory Inflation” Debate Misses the Point.

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