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Money, Gold and Liberty in 2015 and Beyond
Money, Gold and Liberty in 2015 and Beyond Looking Back at 2014 2014 was quite an eventful year for global markets: Janet Yellen became the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve; we were on the brink of war in Crimea, and Germany won its fourth world cup title. Many countries around the world held elections, […]
Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in U.S. recovery
Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in U.S. recovery (Reuters) – U.S. central bankers have looked beyond a global deflation threat, fear of energy-sector bond defaults, and a surge of oil patch layoffs to reach what appears to be a firm conclusion: the U.S. recovery is here to stay. New trade data released […]
2015: Now That the Fed Drove Everyone Into Ruinously Risky Bets….
2015: Now That the Fed Drove Everyone Into Ruinously Risky Bets…. It is impossible for everyone to sell at the top before the implosion; the assets are owned by someone all the way down. The central bank/state plan for 2015 is a continuation of the same plan that’s been in play since 2009: drive everyone […]
Fed Abandons Stock Markets
Fed Abandons Stock Markets The seemingly-invincible US stock markets powered higher again last year, still directly fueled by the Fed’s epic quantitative-easing money printing. But 2015 is shaping up to be radically different from the past couple years. The Fed effectively abandoned the stock markets when it terminated its bond buying late last year. So […]
2015: A World Ruled by Hubris, Willful Blindness and Desperation
2015: A World Ruled by Hubris, Willful Blindness and Desperation Issuing lies and pursuing willful blindness is not leadership: it’s failure on a grand scale. Rather than issue predictions for 2015, this week I’ll cover themes that I believe will be consequential in the year ahead. The first theme is the dominant psychological dynamic […]
Get ready for interest rate shock in 2015
Get ready for interest rate shock in 2015 2015 is expected to be the first time in five years that benchmark interest rates are moved upwards, increasing the cost of borrowing. The U.S. Federal Reserve will go first; the Bank of Canada is expected to follow. Most analysts expect the Fed to increase its key rate, […]
The Daily Bell – Fed Regulatory Stance Seen Boosting ‘Wall Street Party’
The Daily Bell – Fed Regulatory Stance Seen Boosting ‘Wall Street Party’. Fed at Odds With BIS on Supervisory Approach … Federal Reserve officials have been clear they would like to use regulatory policy as a first line of defense when dealing with excess risk-taking in financial markets, with interest rates to be employed only […]
The Banking System Can’t Lend Out Reserves, But a Bank Can – Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada
The Banking System Can’t Lend Out Reserves, But a Bank Can – Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada. This post will seem simple to some, but I want to correct a slight confusion I’ve seen over the last several years in the economics blogosphere. (I was motivated to write because of an exchange with Nick Freiling, who […]
How Asset Manager BlackRock Gave Me the Willies About 2015 | Wolf Street
How Asset Manager BlackRock Gave Me the Willies About 2015 | Wolf Street. BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world and one of the big beneficiaries of the Fed’s policies, and of similar policies by other central banks, is in a bullish mood. In its 2015 Investment Outlook, BlackRock is gung-ho about the US […]
A Crash Course in Money (Part V) |
A Crash Course in Money (Part V) |. Last Thursday, the Dow shot up 421 points, or 2.4%, following the Fed’s announcement that it would be “patient” about normalizing interest rates. It was the biggest single-day gain for the Dow in three years. And the 13th biggest single-day gain ever. No one knows what was […]
Do Falling Oil Prices Raise The Threat Of Deflation?
Do Falling Oil Prices Raise The Threat Of Deflation?. The spectacular drop in oil prices means that inflation is going to fall even further below the Fed’s 2% target. Does that raise any new risks for the economy? I say no, and here’s why. Year-over-year percent change in the monthly deflator for personal consumption expenditures. […]
Grow Your Way Out of Debt? Don’t Make Us Laugh … |
Grow Your Way Out of Debt? Don’t Make Us Laugh … |. What Did She Mean? Janet Yellen made headlines yesterday. She promised the Fed would be “patient” in raising interest rates. Investors must not have known what she meant. With the Dow tearing more than 421 points – or 2.4% – higher, half of […]
If Wishes Were Loaves and Fishes | KUNSTLER
If Wishes Were Loaves and Fishes | KUNSTLER. Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve board of augurers might as well have spilled a bucket of goat entrails down the steps of the mysterious Eccles Building as they parsed, sliced, and diced the ramifications in altering their prior declaration of “a considerable period” (that is, before […]
Fed Delivers the Message that Our Economy is Dead | First Rebuttal
Fed Delivers the Message that Our Economy is Dead | First Rebuttal. I used to get a kick out of the cute little children waiting for the Fed Chair to come and deliver presents or coal. So giddy and excited from the anticipation of not knowing who Janet thinks were good boys and girls. Who’s […]
How Will US Fed React To Low Oil Prices
How Will US Fed React To Low Oil Prices. Falling oil prices are the newest wrench in the Fed’s decision making, but the effect might seem counter-intuitive. Since the Fed’s last meeting in October, oil prices have fallen 25%. With a meeting scheduled for this week, markets have two major questions about the Federal Open […]
