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The Fed’s Catch-22 Taper Is A Weapon, Not A Policy Error
The Fed’s Catch-22 Taper Is A Weapon, Not A Policy Error Back in 2018 leading up to Christmas the Federal Reserve began publicly flirting with the notion of ending asset purchases, reducing their balance sheet and committing to an all around taper of stimulus. I wrote about it extensively at the time along with my […]
Chaos and the Triumph of Survival
CHAOS AND THE TRIUMPH OF SURVIVAL One of the most horrifying works of art is Bruegel’s “The Triumph of Death” painted in 1562. The painting depicts the end of life on earth. I sincerely hope that this is not what the world will literally look like in the next decade or two but metaphorically this is not […]
Inflation In 2021 Far Different From What We Had In 1979
Inflation In 2021 Far Different From What We Had In 1979 The inflation of today is a starkly different creature than what we faced in 1979. The world is massively different and presenting us with a strain of inflation that will most likely be stronger and more difficult to combat without major disruptions to our […]
“Peak Inflation Is Here”- Jim Rickards
“Peak Inflation Is Here”- Jim Rickards Peak Inflation Is Here and Gone Last week Stansberry Investor’s Daniela Cambone interviewed Jim Rickards and got his take on inflation. We think this is a solid interview and Jim makes some good reasonable explanations as to why inflation has done what it has. Rickards puts much of the blame squarely […]
Chairman Powell Paralyzed With Fear As Inflation Takes Over
Chairman Powell Paralyzed With Fear As Inflation Takes Over Public domain, courtesy of the Federal Reserve One thing is certain, inflation is no longer officially “transitory.” For months, recently reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell kept telling the public that rising inflation was transitory, and would soon subside. It hasn’t, and isn’t likely to in the near future […]
China’s Banking Assets Are $52 Trillion, Growing By $40 Trillion Since 2008: “This Is What Hyper MMT Looks Like”
China’s Banking Assets Are $52 Trillion, Growing By $40 Trillion Since 2008: “This Is What Hyper MMT Looks Like” Thermodynamics “The interaction of inflation-focused monetary policies in the west and China’s mercantilist model created what I call The Refrigeration Mode,” said the CIO, sitting atop his prodigious pile. “The process has been ongoing for twenty years,” […]
Fear and Inflation — The Timeless Policy Tools of Discredited Systems
Fear and Inflation — The Timeless Policy Tools of Discredited Systems If you’re wondering why the media, markets and mandates are making less sense despite a constant flow of hard facts contradicting their message, it’s critical to watch what is done rather than said by the policy makers behind the fear and inflation “new normal.” The Latest Fed-Speak Translation: […]
The next recession: Here’s when the ‘everything bubble’ will burst
The next recession: Here’s when the ‘everything bubble’ will burst In October 20XX. That’s not a typo. To reach the best guesstimate of when the next recession will begin, we need to understand how the Federal Reserve creates unsustainable booms and why the next bust may be just around the corner. A caveat is in […]
And Just Like That, Inflation Is About To Disappear?
And Just Like That, Inflation Is About To Disappear? Earlier this year, when inflation was still “transitory” two Fed chairs, Powell and Bernanke, made comments which we joked only make sense if the definition of inflation is changed: Sadly, our feeble attempts at humor were not unjustified, and as any economic history buff knows the […]
Prices Climb At Fastest Pace Since 1982… But It Could Have Been Worse
Prices Climb At Fastest Pace Since 1982… But It Could Have Been Worse Having surged faster than expected in 7 of the last 8 months, all eyes are on this morning’s Consumer Price Index as this is the last big release ahead of next Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision, where Deutsche Bank economists (among many others) are expecting […]
Irish central bank raises gold reserves by 33%, worried by inflation
Irish central bank raises gold reserves by 33%, worried by inflation Recently the Central Bank of Ireland joined the ranks of sovereign gold buyers, adding 2 tonnes of gold to its monetary gold reserves in 2 months, consisting of a tonne of gold bought in each of September and October 2021. While in relative terms, […]
Mainstream Economists Struggling to Hide the Incoming Economic Collapse
Mainstream Economists Struggling to Hide the Incoming Economic Collapse Photo by Annie Spratt For many years now there has been a contingent of alternative economists working diligently within the liberty movement to combat disinformation being spread by the mainstream media regarding America’s true economic condition. Our efforts have focused primarily on the continued devaluation of the […]
When Will Consumers Balk at Surging Prices?
When Will Consumers Balk at Surging Prices? That’s the big question. Looking for signs of widespread push-back but not finding much. Consumers pay whatever. One of the bizarre factors that has driven the current surge in inflation – the worst in 30 years per CPI-U, the worst in 40 years per CPI-W – has been the sudden […]
Wheat soars to 9-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand
Wheat soars to 9-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures rallied to their highest in nearly nine years on Monday as ill-timed rains in Australia and rising Russian wheat prices stoked concerns about tightening supplies among the world’s top exporters. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with […]
