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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 […]
“Potential For Extreme Havoc”: $50 Trillion Question Is What If Yields Spike Higher
“Potential For Extreme Havoc”: $50 Trillion Question Is What If Yields Spike Higher The size of the global government bond market surged by $10 trillion in the space of two years to reach about $50 trillion. Those outstanding borrowings are at least one gorilla in the room as investors gear up for a year in […]
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 – […]
“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 […]
Eurozone Inflation at a Record High
Eurozone Inflation at a Record High Inflation in the doomed Eurozone increased 4.9% in November, marking the highest level of inflation since the creation of the euro. The larger economies within the bloc experienced a significant rise in inflation, with Germany posting a 6% increase and France experiencing a 3.4% rise. Other nations saw extreme […]
Our $29 Trillion Deficit, Interest Rates, Inflation, And Debt
Our $29 Trillion Deficit, Interest Rates, Inflation, And Debt The emergence and acceptance of Modern Monetary Theory has turned our economic system upside down. Skeptics of its substance and sustainability have been brushed aside temporarily but expect the MMT experiment to collapse and end in ruin. To us that believe in old school economics, […]
The Gross Misunderstanding of Central Banks
The Gross Misunderstanding of Central Banks
Artificially Low Interest Rates? So what?
Artificially Low Interest Rates? So what? The Federal Reserve has held interest rates artificially low for decades. Even after pushing rates to zero in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, “normalization” only managed to raise rates to 2.5% — hardly “normal.” The central bank began cutting rates in 2019, even before the coronavirus pandemic. But what […]
History Warns The Fed Will Raise Interest Rates More, Not Less
History Warns The Fed Will Raise Interest Rates More, Not Less History Warns The Fed Will Raise Interest Rates More, Not Less “Currently, the December 2019 Fed Funds futures contract implies that the Fed will reduce the Fed Funds rate by nearly 75 basis points (0.75%) by the end of the year. While 75 basis […]
What is the Federal Reserve Hiding From Us?
What is the Federal Reserve Hiding From Us? “The most inappropriate monetary policy that I’ve seen maybe in my lifetime.”- Paul Tudor Jones on the Federal Reserve via CNBC The Federal Reserve has three mandates per their Congressional charter. They are to effectively promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. The Fed […]
The 5000-Year View Of Rates & The Economic Consequences
The 5000-Year View Of Rates & The Economic Consequences The fact we have the lowest interest rates in 5000-years is indicative of the economic challenges we face. Such was a note brought to my attention by my colleague Jeffrey Marcus of TPA Analytics: “BofA wants you to know that ‘Interest rates haven’t been this low […]
If the Fed Can’t Hit It’s Inflation Target, Why Not Just Move the Goalposts?
If the Fed Can’t Hit It’s Inflation Target, Why Not Just Move the Goalposts? The Fed has an inflation problem. The CPI is running well above the mythical 2% target and there isn’t any sign that it will ease soon. To deal with this problem, the central bank should tighten its monetary policy. But that would create […]
The funny-money game
The funny-money game The sense of general unease that I detect among those I meet and discuss economics and financial matters with is increasing —with good reason. Clearly, what everyone calls inflation, rising prices or more accurately currency debasement, will lead to higher interest rates, threatening markets which are unmistakably in bubble territory. The consequences […]
