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09/25/2008 - The Trouble with Trillions
Greg’s Note: The potential bailout that looms today over Washington has sparked a great debate. The government wants to bailout the financial markets with $700 billion. Critics of free markets are saying, “I told you so,” while others are wringing their hands and shouting “moral hazard.” While both sides have a good point, will $700 billion even make a dent in the grand scheme? 09/18/2008 - Forecasting the Crash
Greg’s Note: Over the past few days we’ve seen some pretty scary stuff. The prevailing emotion in the markets seems to be uncertainty and fear. Stocks have gone down, the dollar has followed. We’ve also seen oil tick up with gold shooting like a rocket. Who could have seen any of this coming? Lord William Rees-Mogg knows a thing or two about collapses like this. 09/11/2008 - Bailing Out the Economy
Greg’s Note: Many people are worried that the nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to be paid by the taxpayers. Some, on the other hand, are praising the move. Which side are you on? Lord William Rees-Mogg tells of an influential and important economist from years past and how he may feel. 07/24/2008 - You’re on Eurown
Greg’s Note: The fall of the dollar and the relative rise of the euro has brought about much speculation about the financial state of the U.S. as the world’s military and financial super power. But as Lord William Rees-Mogg explains, the problems existing within the Eurozone are far from resolution. Can an already shaky union maintain as the euro’s rise exposes more weaknesses? 07/17/2008 - Two Schools of Thought
Greg’s Note: There is plenty of complex mathematics involved in high-level economic theory. But no matter how many advanced mathematics degrees you can obtain from Cal Tech or MIT, you may never have the grasp on economics as someone who truly understands the history and theory that goes into it. Lord William Rees-Mogg explains the limitations and strengths of these two different approaches to economic understanding and how well they fare when it comes to predicting economic occurrences. 07/09/2008 - Still Burning
Greg’s Note: We’re nearing the unofficial one-year anniversary of the housing and market collapse. It seems like we’ve been mired in an economic muck — throwing around terms like subprime and credit crunch — for much longer, but it really has only been 11 months. Lord William Rees-Mogg gives thoughts on how a possible recession will affect other economies of the world, as well as elections here and abroad. 05/15/2008 - Inflate Here
Greg’s Note: There seems to be two important consensuses coming from the world’s pre-eminent economic minds. One is that the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve are setting the economy down a dark path. The other is that the guys in charge of the Federal Reserve are the only ones who don’t realize this. Lord William Rees-Mogg explains why we’re headed for a similar situation to the one we experienced in the 1970s. 05/01/2008 - More Cuts, More Concerns
Greg’s Note: The Fed once again cut interest rates yesterday, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. So what does this mean for the U.S. economy as well as the central banks in Europe? It appears that inflationary concerns are being put on the back burner as the Fed scrambles to fix what it believes to be more pressing economic concerns. But what is this going to do to fix rising costs in energy and other sectors? 04/22/2008 - Population Control
Greg’s Note: Today, Lord William Rees-Mogg takes a look at the supply of essential resources left on Earth and how they stack up to the ever-growing world population. It isn’t difficult to see that as the population continues to rise, we will eventually find ourselves in the midst of vast and varied shortages. 04/11/2008 - Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Greg’s Note: What’s the difference between a boom and a bubble? Can we expect every booming market to someday burst and envelope anyone short-sighted enough to hang around? Lord William Rees-Mogg tries to make this important distinction when comparing the housing markets in Britain and the United States. 04/07/2008 - Euro Fixing
Greg’s Note: Today, William Rees-Mogg ponders about the risk of competing European federations. It appears that someone is fixing the government bond markets in an attempt to keep the euro strong as a form of currency. What risks come from this fixing and what can we expect to see in the future? 03/31/2008 - Panic or Depression
Greg’s Note: We may be in a recession. We may also be in a state of economic panic. But Lord William Rees-Mogg does not believe that we are in danger of entering another depression. While many are sounding the depression alarm, maybe we need to look at what is actually happening when diagnosing out conditions. 03/24/2008 - Finding False Markets
Greg’s Note: Last week’s crash of Bear Stearns has led to some very interesting questions. Lord William Rees-Mogg ponders the legality of Bear’s actions and whether or not something underhanded was going on. The creation of false markets can bring any investment bank to its knees. 03/03/2008 - Funding on the Trail
Greg’s Note: Tomorrow the eyes of the country will be focused on four more important primary votes. The presidential race is one of the most interesting in years and more and more scrutiny is applied to the candidates everyday. William Rees-Mogg analyses the issue of campaign finance and its effects both here and abroad. 02/25/2008 - The Age of Hope
Greg’s Note: There’s no question what has been dominating the news for the past few months. The presidential primaries are some of the closest and most divisive in history. Lord Rees-Mogg gives his take on the messages being made by the candidates and just what segment of the population is being affected most. 09/22/2005 - Why Has Gold Been Soaring Recently?
Rees-Mogg writes about the recent German election at the bottom of this article and Mike Shedlock writes on gold. 05/19/2005 - Consumerism: The Problem With Saturated Markets in Western Societies
Rees-Mogg writes about Russia and Exxon at the bottom of this article by Marc Faber concerning the problems of consumerism and saturated markets. 01/20/2005 - The Road To Damascus
Dan Denning and Lore Rees-Mogg voice their opinions on what will happen in Bush's second term, now that he is no longer accountable to voters. They discuss Iran and the Iraqi elections, and probable outcomes. | 
