Tag Archives: National Debt

Interest Rates and National Debt

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Lenore Hawkins

The Federal Reserve has been under considerable pressure to provide details for just how it will control all the excess liquidity that it has created through quantitative easing. The Fed’s balance sheet, which can roughly be thought of as a … Continue reading →

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Federal Reserve

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Lenore Hawkins

It took the federal government around 200 years to accumulate a trillion dollars in debt. Within the following decade it tripled that number, then doubled it again in just twelve years, and doubled it again in another 8 years. Overall … Continue reading →

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Markets drop amid massive public spending

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Greg Tull

The major U.S. equity averages have reached correction territory today, which is defined as a 10% drop from their recent high.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Nasdaq all hit their highs of 2011 high … Continue reading →

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