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US Money Supply – The Pandemic Moonshot
US Money Supply – The Pandemic Moonshot Printing Until the Cows Come Home… It started out with Jay Powell planting a happy little money tree in 2019 to keep the repo market from suffering a terminal seizure. This essentially led to a restoration of the status quo ante “QT” (the mythical beast known as “quantitative […]
America Convulses in Pain, Fed Bails Out the Wealthy
America Convulses in Pain, Fed Bails Out the Wealthy What’s so insidious about the Fed’s bailouts of investors in hedge funds, mortgage-REITS, stocks, bonds, leveraged loans, and other often risky assets? The destruction of capitalism. By Wolf Richter. This is the transcript of my podcast last Sunday, THE WOLF STREET REPORT. You can listen to it […]
The Fed’s Forever War Against Savers
The Fed’s Forever War Against Savers The war on savers rages into its second decade. And yesterday Field Marshal Powell vowed indefinite bombing, shelling, machine-gunning and bayoneting… until the white flag rises over enemy lines. It is war to the knife… and from the knife to the hilt. The only peace terms he will accept […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 11 2020: The illusion wears thin
Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 11 2020: The illusion wears thin “It is the system that deserves to be blamed. What those who wish to perpetuate the system deserve is another question.” The Fed did exactly what was expected – nay, demanded! Asset purchase volumes will be maintained while rates will remain near zero for […]
EU Economy Traveling Along Same Worn Dead-end Road
EU Economy Traveling Along Same Worn Dead-end Road With so many countries across the world facing difficulties, many people have yet to notice the Euro-Zone has become a place where hope goes to die. The last round of elections in the Euro-Zone should bring little comfort to those supporting a stronger Europe. Huge gains were […]
Unintended Consequences of Monetary Inflation
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MONETARY INFLATION “In short, the Fed is committed to rescue businesses from the greatest economic catastrophe since the great depression and probably even greater than that, to fund the US Government’s rocketing budget deficits, fund the maintenance of domestic consumption directly or indirectly through the US Treasury, while pumping up financial markets […]
Inflation into 2021
Inflation into 2021 QUESTION: Hi, MartinYou have referenced the three different types of inflation in previous posts. Please speak to what we can expect to see manifest from this record money printing/stimulus from the Fed.Thanks,MD ANSWER: This cycle will be on the back of shortages in commodities. This is what the computer has been forecasting all along. […]
Land of the “Free”: Stashing Gold May be Illegal Soon
LAND OF THE “FREE”: STASHING GOLD MAY BE ILLEGAL SOON According to one hedge-fund manager, known for his “doom and gloom” economic outlooks, the federal government may soon make stashing gold away illegal for individuals. Crispen Odey believes that governments will ban the possession of gold if they lose control of inflation of their fiat […]
The path to monetary collapse
The path to monetary collapse Few mainstream commentators understand the seriousness of the economic and monetary situation. from a V-shaped rapid return to normality towards a more prolonged recovery phase. The fact that a liquidity crisis developed in US money markets five months before the virus hit America has been forgotten. Only a rising gold […]
“Revolutions And Wars”: What According To Ray Dalio Comes After “Printing Money”
“Revolutions And Wars”: What According To Ray Dalio Comes After “Printing Money” Having seemingly conquered the world of finance, Ray Dalio and Howard Marks have been competing who can be a more productive writer in recent weeks, and just two weeks after writing a lengthy thesis on the rise and fall of fiat currencies (which had no […]
Fed Chair Just Made This Inadvertent Case for Gold
Fed Chair Just Made This Inadvertent Case for Gold This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Powell boosts gold in Fed speech, why gold is the best bet to make now, and gold remains undervalued as an asset. Fed Chair Powell gives […]
Underneath the Surface Trouble Is Brewing Once Again
Underneath the Surface Trouble Is Brewing Once Again Larry McDonald, publisher of the investment research service The Bear Traps Report, warns that this crisis is far from over. He spots growing tensions in the credit markets and thinks that large public borrowers like Italy and New York State are in need of massive bailouts. Stocks […]
Eurozone Breakup Risk at New High
Eurozone Breakup Risk at New High The German Constitutional Court made an unexpected and significant ruling last week against the ECB and Quantitative Easing. QE Deemed Illegal In the midst of a pandemic and an important presidential election, it is very easy to miss globally significant events. Here is one that is way under the radar: […]
Anatomy of a fiat currency collapse
Anatomy of a fiat currency collapse This article asserts that infinite money-printing is set to destroy fiat currencies far quicker than might be generally thought. This final act of monetary destruction follows a 98% loss of purchasing power for dollars since the London gold pool failed. And now the Fed and other major central banks […]
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve As the threat of COVID-19 keeps millions of Americans locked down at home, businesses and financial markets are suffering. For example, a survey of small-business owners found that 51% did not believe they could survive the pandemic for longer than three months. At the same time, the S&P 500 posted […]
