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Lew Spellman is a Professor of Finance at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. The Spellman Report seeks to interpret current and future trends in the economy and financial markets from the perspective of history, theory, policy and market expectations.Videos
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The Vulnerability of Private Wealth to Government Financial Stress
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QEs, Currency Wars, the Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin and the Route to “Modern” Inflation
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VIDEO - Texas Financial Market Roundtable 2012
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Roadblocks to Recovery an Interview with Dr. Lacy Hunt
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Frank Beck on Investing in Uncertain Times
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The Vulnerability of Private Wealth to Government Financial Stress
Tag Archives: Government deficits
QEs, Currency Wars, the Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin and the Route to “Modern” Inflation
A government faced with financing its deficits in quantities some multiple of private saving must resort to monetary schemes in order to keep its promises to spend. Monetary schemes are essentially costless ways to pay the government’s bills today while … Continue reading
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Tagged Currency intervention, Currency manipulation, Currency Wars, Financing government debt, Foreign Official Holding of Government Debt, G-20 conclusion, Government deficits, Japan and Currency Wars, Monetary finance, monetization of government debt, QE3, QEs, Trade deficits, Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin, ZIRP consequences
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Denial, Default or Treasury Currency: the Hobson’s Choice
Spain’s financial vulnerability has been in the spotlight recently. The trickle-down from a single bank’s insolvency gives us a glimpse of how country funding shortfalls are likely to be handled in the coming decades. The Spanish bank in question, Bankia, … Continue reading

