Posts Tagged ‘wages’
June 26, 2017
Set your way back machines to and visit the philosophy of the Young Marx in his famous musings, The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. Read the concerns that Marx raises about the ALIENATION of LABOR. In the book edited by Dirk J.Struik, I am citing pieces from the chapter, “Wages of Labor.”
- “Wages are determined through the antagonistic struggle between capitalist and worker.”
- “The demand for men necessarily governs the production of men,as of every other commodity. Should supply greatly exceed demand, a section of the workers sinks into beggary or starvation.”
- “The worker need not necessarily gain when the capitalist does,but he necessarily loses when the latter loses.”
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Tags:Ben Bernanke, Fed, FOMC, Gold, Janet Yelle, Marx, NAIRU, Phillips Curve, U.S. Dollar, wages
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November 22, 2016
Tonight I am posting today’s Santelli and Harris exchange (click on the image at the end of the post). (It is with gratitude that I thank Rick and his wonderful producer Lesley McKeigue for they keep providing me a with a platform to express views that are based on almost 40 of trading experience.) The Santelli Exchange has allowed me to meet and share views with some of the most respected minds in the financial community: Art Cashin, Jim Bianco and the list continues to go on and grow. Thank you my readers for allowing me time to deal in dialectic exchange and be challenged in a constructive method to enhance my knowledge. Remember, it is not validation but dialectic that I strive for in Notes From Underground.
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Tags:balance sheet, BOJ, Debt, ECB, Fed, intertemporal dislocation, QE, Santelli, wages
Posted in CNBC, United States | 16 Comments »
November 17, 2016
So Jamie Dimon is being considered for Secretary of Treasury as the theme of Wall Street Insiders being the only “Stuarts” of the financial system remains on the front burner. What is interesting is that the rumors persist even as JPMORGAN is fined more than $280 million for providing jobs for the offspring of the Chinese elites in order to secure an inside track to the China power center. Hey, why not put Dimon in charge of the Treasury? That way he can hire the New York elite’s Ivy League kids for internships and other such jobs. It would really secure the fidelity to JPMorgan wealth management teams even more than being a bank recognized as too big to fail. Again, the most competent person to be the Secretary of Treasury is Sheila Bair for her wisdom, regulatory experience and strength in combating the Wall Street “wizard,” Tim Geithner. Jamie Dimon for Treasury ought to be a non-starter and he would be crazy to take the job for the intense scrutiny he would undergo. Enough of this rumor. Let’s get back to the Fed.
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Tags:Fed, Jamie Dimon, Janet Yellen, QE, U.S. Dollar, wages
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