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New Normal: High Unemployment, Near-Zero Interest Rates and Out of Control Inflation
New Normal: High Unemployment, Near-Zero Interest Rates and Out of Control Inflation Since the pandemic began a year ago, the term “new normal” has become part of the American lexicon. Not “new” as in better or improved. But rather “new” as in contrast to the way things used to be. Much of the mainstream discussion argues that […]
The Problem With Helicopter Money Is That It Is Inefficient
The Problem With Helicopter Money Is That It Is Inefficient The Money Supply Has Exploded The term helicopter money refers to unconventional methods used to get money into the hands of people that will rapidly put it to use. Whether to buy products or pay bills it is often seen as a way to kick […]
Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March
Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March President Biden has now had his $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed into law, and it will not be the last in the current fiscal year. Covid is not over and is sure to resurge with new variants next winter.But even assuming that is not the case, we still […]
We’re in a Bubble that’s Too Big To Fail
We’re in a Bubble that’s Too Big To Fail I’ve been hearing the phrase “Everything Bubble” come up more often lately. This isn’t a new phrase, Graham Summers was among the first to coin it in his 2017 book “The Everything Bubble: The Endgame for Central Bank Policy”: “The Everything Bubble chronicles the creation and evolution […]
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI With actual house price inflation based on market data, overall CPI would have jumped by 3.7%. Lifting the cover on the deception to keep CPI low. For most Americans, housing costs are the largest item in their […]
Brace Yourselves For The Most Dramatic Shift In The Standard Of Living In All Of U.S. History
Brace Yourselves For The Most Dramatic Shift In The Standard Of Living In All Of U.S. History They are assuring us that we don’t have to be concerned about “inflation” because they have everything under control. Do you believe them? The value of the U.S. dollar has been steadily declining for a long time, and […]
Welcome to the Wave of Inflation into 2024
Welcome to the Wave of Inflation into 2024 We still see that this cycle into 2024 will be one of inflationary. Our computer has projected that this cycle would be one based on shortages. True, that that $1.9 trillion bill is just a Democrat’s wish-list. The $1,400 checks are for about 100 million. The fact […]
Fossil Fuels Are Wildly More Expensive Than Previously Thought, Study Says
Fossil Fuels Are Wildly More Expensive Than Previously Thought, Study Says Overinflated fossil fuel investments might be a ‘worthless’ bubble waiting to trigger the next crash, while renewables seem more appealing than ever. IMAGE: LUKAS SCHULZE/GETTY IMAGES) A new study finds that conventional electric power plants powered by fossil fuels and hydro are massively overvalued by […]
Rabobank: Inflation Is Being “Hidden” Because Belief In Our Whole Fantasy System Is Collapsing
Rabobank: Inflation Is Being “Hidden” Because Belief In Our Whole Fantasy System Is Collapsing Because Orcs “And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin’s sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.” Today is going to be […]
The 2020 COVID Crash Appears it was a Manipulation
The 2020 COVID Crash Appears it was a Manipulation The Build Back Better slogan was actually all prepared in 2019 BEFORE Covid. This entire movement was set in motion using the virus to stage this event all for climate change. Every step of the way this propaganda has been orchestrated in high gear which took off in […]
Happy Days At The Gas Pump Are Over As Prices Soar
Happy Days At The Gas Pump Are Over As Prices Soar When the virus pandemic first hit early last year, Americans were locked down in their homes as gasoline demand plunged and prices crashed. Last April, the nationwide average for gasoline was around $2. According to AAA, prices are surging nationwide, up 32 cents in the previous […]
The Fed’s Most Convenient Lie: A CPI Charade
The Fed’s Most Convenient Lie: A CPI Charade Despite a penchant for double-speak that would make a politician blush, the Fed tells us that its primary focus is unemployment not inflation. Let me remind readers, however, that an openly nervous Mr. Powell came out in the summer of 2020 with a specific, as well as […]
Electricity Sales to End Users Dropped Below 2008 Level: What it Says about the Pandemic Economy, Households, Commercial & Industrial Activity, and Public Transportation
Electricity Sales to End Users Dropped Below 2008 Level: What it Says about the Pandemic Economy, Households, Commercial & Industrial Activity, and Public Transportation In 2020, by source, coal collapsed to record low, natural gas dominated, wind and solar surged, while hydro and nuclear remained roughly flat. Electricity sales to all end users in the […]
Everything Is Broken
Everything Is Broken Broken Credit Broken Retirement Broken Stocks Broken Data Broken Unemployment System Puerto Rico, Vaccines, and Some Good News Broken lines, broken strings, Broken threads, broken springs, Broken idols, broken heads, People sleeping in broken beds —Bob Dylan, “Everything is Broken” from the album Oh Mercy, 1989 I was on a client call earlier […]
Antal Fekete, Gold, and Central Banks
Antal Fekete, Gold, and Central Banks On the fourteenth of October 2020, Antal E. Fekete, the Hungarian-Canadian economist who saw himself as a monetary theorist following the tradition of Carl Menger, died in Budapest. Behind him was an eventful and fruitful life which was quite typical of the crazy last century. His experiences eventually filled Fekete with dark forebodings for […]
