17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Secret Service’s stolen laptop is a reminder to us all to secure devices
The Secret Service’s stolen laptop is a reminder to us all to secure devices
A laptop reportedly with sensitive information about Donald Trump was stolen from a Secret Service.
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17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New Breed of SWF Emerges As Nations Seek Growth
New Breed of SWF Emerges As Nations Seek Growth
The traditional sovereign wealth fund (SWF), once the preserve of rich oil exporters or nations with trade surpluses like Norway, Kuwait and Singapore, is ceding ground to an unlikely new form of SWF emerging from nations with large deficits and deep debt looking to attract investment into their countries, not away from them.
17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Reopening Main Fund To New Capital
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Reopening Main Fund To New Capital
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management will reportedly accept new investments starting in the second quarter, reopening one of the best-known multi-strategy hedge funds to additional capital just as large shifts in broad trends like interest rates begin.
17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Reopening Main Fund To New Capital
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Reopening Main Fund To New Capital
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management will reportedly accept new investments starting in the second quarter, reopening one of the best-known multi-strategy hedge funds to additional capital just as large shifts in broad trends like interest rates begin.
17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bitcoin Sinks $100 As Price Nears $1,000
Bitcoin Sinks $100 As Price Nears $1,000
Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest level in four weeks today amid continued discussion about a potential network hard fork.
17 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Think of money demand shocks as negative money supply shocks
Think of money demand shocks as negative money supply shocks
Over at Econlog, I have a new post discussing Ricardo Reis’s proposal for a market-based price level target, which relies on shifts in money demand. (In contrast, my NGDP futures targeting paper contemplates using markets to adjust the money supply until NGDP expectations are on target.)