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The Economy May Be Finally Peaking, and the Fed Won’t Help Matters
THE ECONOMY MAY BE FINALLY PEAKING, AND THE FED WON’T HELP MATTERS Here we go again it may seem to many. The Fed is preparing us for a policy tightening just when a powerful growth cycle upturn is faltering. Or is it in fact an example of another well-known type of error from Fed history—getting […]
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates. [Images Money / CC BY 2.0] The Federal Reserve is caught between a rock and a hard place. Inflation grew by 6.8% in November, […]
My “Wealth Effect Monitor” & “Wealth Disparity Monitor” for the Fed’s Money-Printer Economy: December Update
My “Wealth Effect Monitor” & “Wealth Disparity Monitor” for the Fed’s Money-Printer Economy: December Update Billionaires got more billions, bottom half of Americans got peanuts and inflation. My “Wealth Effect Monitor” uses the data that the Fed releases quarterly about the wealth of households. The Fed, after having released the overall data for the third […]
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 […]
3 Reasons Why 2022 Will Be Unforgettable
3 Reasons Why 2022 Will Be Unforgettable Photo by Milan Seitler After the crazy year we’ve just had, one good question to ponder for a moment is: What does the U.S. economy look like as we head into next year? To answer that, this article will examine three sectors by looking at economic activity (including Wall Street), […]
Inflation Is a Policy That Cannot Last
Inflation Is a Policy That Cannot Last Are we heading toward a Fed policy that fixes inflation at a permanent rate of five to six percent? We could be. But inflation is a policy that cannot last. We’re currently experiencing a massive wave of price inflation. This should come as no surprise. The Fed has increased […]
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 […]
Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, November Update, after Bank of Canada Ended QE and Put Rate Hikes in Sight
Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, November Update, after Bank of Canada Ended QE and Put Rate Hikes in Sight Home prices spike in a few cities, “pause” in some, drop in others. Vancouver prices are below August levels. In an amazing development for the Canadian housing market where prices have relentlessly exploded higher – […]
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,” […]
Inflation Soared to 6.8% in November
Inflation Soared to 6.8% in November Inflation is soaring with no end in sight. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% in November, marking a 6.8% increase in inflation YoY. According to the Labor Department, this is the fastest pace of inflation since June 1982. In addition, Core-CPI rose 0.5% last month, amounting to a 4.9% […]
Printing and Borrowing Always Ends Badly
Printing and Borrowing Always Ends Badly As more countries copy the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy without the global demand of the US dollar, financing trade and fiscal deficits printing a weakening currency, nations become more dependent on the US dollar. Neither domestic nor international citizens demand local currency, and governments continue to build large fiscal and trade […]
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 […]
