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It Was Not Effective, But We’ll Do It Again
It Was Not Effective, But We’ll Do It Again Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren has some interesting comments about QE today. The Bond Buyer reports Rosengren Expects Fed to Again Resort to Asset Purchases. Although large scale asset purchase programs may not be as effective as previously believed, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric […]
Money Manager: ‘The Chaos Coming To The Markets Is Here’
Money Manager: ‘The Chaos Coming To The Markets Is Here’ Money manager Michael Pento says that profound chaos surrounding the economy is coming. The insolvency is becoming clear, and soon, we will no longer be able to sweep the problem under the rug. Sitting down with USA Watchdog’s Greg Hunter, Pento discussed the chaos people […]
“Strong Dollar,” “Weak Dollar,” What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?
“Strong Dollar,” “Weak Dollar,” What About a Gold-Backed Dollar? The recent hullabaloo among President Trump’s top monetary officials about the Administration’s “dollar policy” is just the start of what will likely be the first of many contradictory pronoucements and reversals which will take place in the coming months/years as the world’s reserve currency continues to be […]
Calm Before The Inflationary Storm
Calm Before The Inflationary Storm The economy has been showing great gains, and that positive trend is fueling fears of a surge in inflation. The Consumer Price Index, the key predictor of inflationary trends, rose .05 percent in January, which greatly exceeded the anticipated rise of 0.2 percent. The market reacted as expected as stocks […]
Fed President Sounds Panic Over Level Of US Debt
Fed President Sounds Panic Over Level Of US Debt Nearly a decade after the US unleashed its biggest debt-issuance binge in history, made possible only thanks to the Fed’s monetization of nearly $4 trillion in deficits (and debt issuance), the Fed is starting to get nervous about the (un)sustainability of the US debt. The Federal […]
New Fed Chairman Will Trigger A Historic Stock Market Crash In 2018
New Fed Chairman Will Trigger A Historic Stock Market Crash In 2018 Ever since the credit and equities crash of 2008, Americans have been bombarded relentlessly with the narrative that our economy is “in recovery”. For some people, simply hearing this ad nauseam is enough to stave off any concerns they may have for the […]
Is The Fed Back To “Quantitative Easing?”
Is The Fed Back To “Quantitative Easing?” The Fed added $11 billion to its SOMA account for the week ending yesterday. It purchased $11 billion in mortgage securities directly from banks. This injects $11 billion into the banking system. Cash is “high powered” money, meaning it can be leveraged 10x (banks need to hold […]
How the Fed’s Inflation Policies Crucify Workers in Pictures
How the Fed’s Inflation Policies Crucify Workers in Pictures Every month, pundits comment on average wages. But median wages best explain how the Fed’s policies crucify workers. The meme of the day is wage growth is accelerating. I disputed that notion on February 7, in Acceleration in Wage Growth is a Statistical Mirage. On February […]
Data-Dependent … on Imaginary Data
Data-Dependent … on Imaginary Data Invisible Derivatives Giant Mystery Zero Confidence Sonoma and the SIC in San Diego Federal Reserve officials like to say their policy course is “data-dependent.” That sounds very cautious and intelligent, but what does it actually mean? Which data and who’s interpreting it? Let’s ask a few questions. Photo: Federal Reserve […]
Swan Song Of The Central Bankers, Part 4: The Folly Of 2.00% Inflation Targeting
Swan Song Of The Central Bankers, Part 4: The Folly Of 2.00% Inflation Targeting The dirty secret of Keynesian central banking is that under current circumstances its interventions have almost no impact on its famous dual mandate—-stable prices and full employment on main street. That’s because goods and services inflation is a melded consequence of global central […]
The Worst Threat We Face Is Right Here At Home
The Worst Threat We Face Is Right Here At Home The Federal Reserve is ruining us Last week, volatility made a long-overdue return to the US and global equity markets. It began with a 2-day back-to-back violent drop. Day 3 saw a big rebound, swiftly followed by two more days of gut-wrentching losses. And then […]
“Financial Stress” Spikes. Markets, Long in Denial, Suddenly Grapple with New Era
“Financial Stress” Spikes. Markets, Long in Denial, Suddenly Grapple with New Era Fed’s monetary policy shift is finally taking hold. It just took a while. The weekly St. Louis Fed Financial Stress index, released today, just spiked beautifully. It had been at historic lows back in November, an expression of ultra-loose financial conditions in the […]
Fed Warns Inflation Has Arrived: Philadelphia, New York Fed Prices Paid Soar
Fed Warns Inflation Has Arrived: Philadelphia, New York Fed Prices Paid Soar Just in case the economic data appeared to be coming in as too hot in recent days, today’s two key regional Fed manufacturing indicators sent conflicting signals, with the New York Fed survey sliding from 17.70 to 13.1, and missing expectations of 17.50, […]
Central Banks Will Let The Next Crash Happen
Central Banks Will Let The Next Crash Happen If you have been following the public commentary from central banks around the world the past few months, you know that there has been a considerable change in tone compared to the last several years. For example, officials at the European Central Bank are hinting at a […]
