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Nomi Prins: Big Bank Concentration and Counterparty Risk Expands
Nomi Prins: Big Bank Concentration and Counterparty Risk Expands Nomi Prins joined Sprott Money News for its Ask the Expert segment that covered the Federal Reserve system, Glass-Steagall reform and even the recent activity from the U.S Treasury. Beginning the conversation she highlighted U.S debt and the position of U.S treasury bonds. Prins remarks, “One […]
Should Bank Regulation be Relaxed?
SHOULD BANK REGULATION BE RELAXED? Leading Federal Reserve policymaker Stanley Fischer has hit out at plans to unwind banking regulation, calling it a “terrible mistake.” President Donald Trump and republican politicians have advocated the repeal of Dodd Frank, a major piece of post-crisis legislation, and the loosening of some capital and liquidity requirements in a […]
Stock & Bond Markets in Denial about QE Unwind, but Banks, Treasury Dept Get Antsy
Stock & Bond Markets in Denial about QE Unwind, but Banks, Treasury Dept Get Antsy “Let markets clear.” It’ll be just “a financial engineering shock.” Stock and bond markets are in denial about the effects of the Fed’s forthcoming QE unwind, whose kick-off is getting closer by the day, according to the minutes of the […]
Why There Will Be No 11th Hour Debt Ceiling Deal
Why There Will Be No 11th Hour Debt Ceiling Deal A new milestone on the American populaces’ collective pursuit of insolvency was reached this week. According to a reportpublished on Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, total U.S. household debt jumped to a new record high of $12.84 trillion during the second […]
Don’t Be Fooled – The Federal Reserve Will Continue Rate Hikes Despite Crisis
Don’t Be Fooled – The Federal Reserve Will Continue Rate Hikes Despite Crisis Though stock markets in general are meaningless and indicate nothing in terms of the health of the economy they still function as a form of hypnosis, or a kind of Pavlovian mechanism; a tool that central bankers can use to keep a […]
How Dumb Is the Fed?
How Dumb Is the Fed? Bent and Distorted POITOU, FRANCE – This morning, we are wondering: How dumb is the Fed? The question was prompted by this comment by former Fed insider Chris Whalen at The Institutional Risk Analyst blog. They’re not the best map readers, that much is known for certain. [PT] [O]ur message to the […]
Fed Chair Janet Yellen Warns Congress: US Debt Trajectory Is Unsustainable
Fed Chair Janet Yellen Warns Congress: US Debt Trajectory Is Unsustainable During her tesimony this morning, Fed Chair Janet Yellen urged Congress to take into account the growth trajectory of the federal debt when making decisions about spending and taxation. She said lawmakers need to work toward achieving “sustainability of this debt path over time,” […]
Janet Yellen: False Prophet of Prosperity
Janet Yellen: False Prophet of Prosperity Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently predicted that, thanks to the regulations implemented after the 2008 market meltdown, America would not experience another economic crisis “in our lifetimes.” Yellen’s statement should send shivers down our spines, as there are few more reliable signals of an impending recession, or worse, […]
Why Quantitative Tightening Will Fail
Why Quantitative Tightening Will Fail After nine years of unconventional quantitative easing (QE) policy the Federal Reserve is now setting out on a new path for quantitative tightening (QT). QE was a policy of money printing. The Fed did this by buying bonds from the big banks. The banks would then deliver bonds to the […]
Yes, Ms. Yellen…There Will Be Another Financial Crisis
Yes, Ms. Yellen…There Will Be Another Financial Crisis Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair, recently stated; “Will I say there will never, ever be another financial crisis? No, probably that would be going too far. But I do think we’re much safer and I hope that it will not be in our lifetimes and I don’t believe […]
The Federal Reserve Is A Saboteur – And The “Experts” Are Oblivious
The Federal Reserve Is A Saboteur – And The “Experts” Are Oblivious I have written on the subject of the Federal Reserve’s deliberate sabotage of the U.S. economy many times in the past. In fact, I even once referred to the Fed as an “economic suicide bomber.” I still believe the label fits perfectly, and […]
Why the Fed Will Fail Once Again
Why the Fed Will Fail Once Again [Ed. Note: Jim Rickards’ latest New York Times bestseller, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, is out now. Learn how to get your free copy – HERE. This vital book transcends rhetoric from the Federal Reserve to prepare you for what […]
Get Ready for ‘QT1’: A First Look at the Federal Reserve’s Hidden Policy
Get Ready for ‘QT1’: A First Look at the Federal Reserve’s Hidden Policy [Ed. Note: Jim Rickards’ latest New York Times bestseller, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, is out now. Learn how to get your free copy – HERE. This vital book transcends rhetoric from the […]
