Connecting the Dots, April 2018
Connecting the Dots, Patrick Watson’s online newsletter, now lives exclusively on the Mauldin Economics website.
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Privacy Is Dying, Like It or Not
April 24, 2018
The funny thing about breakthrough technologies is that we rarely see the break. They tend to sneak up on us. Every now and then, something revolutionary comes out of nowhere, like the iPhone in 2007, but it still took a few more years to take off.
A Productivity Paradox
April 17, 2018
Economics is the study of people’s rational choices when they’re faced with scarcity and uncertainty.
Tariff Tough Talk
April 10, 2018
International trade policy shouldn’t be headline news. We just need stability, so everyone can conduct business—but that’s not where we are.
Three Cracks Threatening Stocks
April 3, 2018
You may have noticed stocks have stopped going straight up. By itself, that’s not scary. Bull markets and high volatility can coexist, and often did until the last few years.
