Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish
Jeff For Banks
JUNE 2, 2023
The old borrow short, lend long strategy. When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. To fight inflation, the Fed raised rates aggressively (familiar?).
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