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1 Nov

Oil at $96, Gold at $800 (Fed belatedly worried about inflation)

by Barry Ritholtz
Everybody loves an easy bartender, pouring generous drinks, filled with lots of alcohol. No one likes the hangover the next day. Which is...

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1 Nov

Quote of the Day: Wall Street Tantrums

by Barry Ritholtz
>This is brilliant:> "It’s like monetary policy is being affected by the tantrums of Wall Street  As every parent...

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31 Oct

Fake Fed Statement Generator

by Barry Ritholtz
While we await the Fed statement, my friend Paul, who has been stuck somewhere in Canada, has created the "fake Fed Statement...

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30 Oct

“Benign” Inflation, Added Surcharges

by Barry Ritholtz
If you want to know about abstract economic theory, speak to an economist. However, if you have questions about inflation, I suggest that...

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29 Oct

Open thread: Inflation & the Fed

by Barry Ritholtz
"Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency. By a continuing...

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26 Oct

Crude Oil above $92

by Barry Ritholtz
Oil briefly broke over $92 this morning. In real terms, Crude remains below its all-time inflation-adjusted high of $101.70 from April...

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25 Oct

1980s Parallels?

by Barry Ritholtz
Merrill Lynch’s two top strategists, David Rosenberg Richard Bernstein, both concur that the current backdrop is "highly...

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24 Oct

Markets Rally on Fed Rumors

by Barry Ritholtz
My friend Peter Bookvaar of Miller Tabak comments on the recent pop in stocks off of today’s low: "Stocks have bounced on a...

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24 Oct

Where was the Bubble: Houses, Rates or Credit?

by Barry Ritholtz
One of the things I have consistently pointed out was that the so-called Housing Bubble was in reality two bubbles: Credit and Interest...

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23 Oct

No Free Lunch: Ongoing Ramifications of an Easy Fed

by Barry Ritholtz
I had lunch with Richard Clarida a few years ago after meeting him at CNBC. He is a very nice guy, a Columbia economics professor, a...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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