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Venezuela’s Inflation Surges to A New High: 7459%
Venezuela’s Inflation Surges to A New High: 7459% After backing off over the past month and a half, Venezuela’s hyperinflation is surging again, making a new high of 7459% yr/yr. The Grim Reaper has taken his scythe to the Venezuelan bolivar. The death of the bolivar is depicted in the following chart. On the black […]
Are We Nearly There Yet? Employment, Interest Rates and Inflation
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION Rising interest rates and inflation are spooking financial markets Unemployment data suggests that labour markets are tight Central Banks will have to respond to a collapse in the three asset bubbles There are two factors, above all others, which are spooking asset markets at present, […]
What is Wrong With the Popular Definition of Inflation?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE POPULAR DEFINITION OF INFLATION? According to Mises, Inflation, as this term was always used everywhere and especially in this country, means increasing the quantity of money and bank notes in circulation and the quantity of bank deposits subject to check. But people today use the term `inflation’ to refer to […]
An Inflation Indicator to Watch, Part 3
An Inflation Indicator to Watch, Part 3 “During the 1980s and 1990s, most industrial-country central banks were able to cage, if not entirely tame, the inflation dragon.” —Ben Bernanke Ben Bernanke began his oft-cited “helicopter speech” in 2002 with a few kind words about his peers, including the excerpt above. Speaking for central bankers, he […]
Still None, and Even More Reasons to Expect None
STILL NONE, AND EVEN MORE REASONS TO EXPECT NONE The parallels between the last few years and those at the end of the 1990’s are striking. There was a few years ago the monetary intrusion of the “rising dollar” which at its worst seriously depressed the global economy. Oil prices crashed, as did several key […]
In this Era of Inflated Asset Prices, Can the Fed Raise Rates without Causing Financial Mayhem?
In this Era of Inflated Asset Prices, Can the Fed Raise Rates without Causing Financial Mayhem? Wolf Richter on the Keiser Report. The Fed is trying to accomplish a soft landing — hence the extraordinarily slow rate hikes — but our history with soft landings is very spotty, and there has never been more debt than now: Investors […]
The Fed Must Have Inflation. Failure Is Not an Option
The Fed Must Have Inflation. Failure Is Not an Option The Fed says incessantly that “price stability” is part of their dual mandate and they are committed to maintaining the purchasing power of the dollar. But the Fed has a funny definition of price stability. Common sense says price stability should be zero inflation and […]
Peter Schiff: ‘We Will Live Through Another Great Depression Which Will Be MUCH MUCH WORSE’
Peter Schiff: ‘We Will Live Through Another Great Depression Which Will Be MUCH MUCH WORSE’ Financial guru Peter Schiff, who accurately predicted the recession of 2008, says the problems we face now are even bigger. We will live through another Great Depression if Schiff is correct. And one of the main concerns is something very few […]
Inflation is in the Rear-View Mirror
Inflation is in the Rear-View Mirror 43 percent of credit card holders carry a balance. Delinquencies are rising. It’s a deflationary debt trap. Revolving Credit Hits New Record High In December, revolving debt has topped the previous high-water mark of $1.021 trillion set in April of 2008. Debt as of December 2017 (the latest available) […]
An Apocalyptic Paul Tudor Jones Warns The Fed Is About To Lose Control
An Apocalyptic Paul Tudor Jones Warns The Fed Is About To Lose Control In a striking interview with Goldman’s Allison Nathan, legendary trader Paul Tudor Jones argues that US inflation is set to accelerate sharply, making bonds a very poor investment, and that the Fed must act swiftly to tackle financial bubbles created by prolonged […]
The Status Quo Will Reign
The Status Quo Will Reign This month’s stock market correction is still fresh in everyone’s mind. Many have even begun to wonder if the era of dark money was truly over. How will the recent correction affect the Fed’s dark money policies? The consensus explanation for the correction was that inflation was rising and that would […]
This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s (1960s) Inflation Scare
March 14, 2018
This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s (1960s) Inflation Scare “This reminds me of the late 1960s when we experimented with low rates and fiscal stimulus to keep the economy at full employment and fund the Vietnam War. Today we don’t have a recession, let alone a war. We are setting the stage for accelerating inflation, just as […]
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