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U.S. Debt Worries Fed Chairman Powell – Fears May Be Confirmed in March
U.S. Debt Worries Fed Chairman Powell – Fears May Be Confirmed in March As we enter 2019, the U.S. national debt continues to grow, approaching $22 trillion with global Government debt sitting at $72 trillion. It seems like the 21st century is hitting the U.S. with a debt “haymaker,” according to CNBC (emphasis ours): U.S. debt began accelerating at […]
We’re Reaching the Beginning of the End of the Pension Fund Crisis
We’re Reaching the Beginning of the End of the Pension Fund Crisis Photo by Bank of England | CC BY | Photoshopped from original The pension crisis has been escalating for quite some time, and accounting for pension shortfalls seems next to impossible for state governments. The shortfall between pension assets and liabilities is a major […]
The Crash Of The “Everything Bubble” Started In 2018 – Here’s What Comes Next In 2019
The Crash Of The “Everything Bubble” Started In 2018 – Here’s What Comes Next In 2019 In 2018, a very significant economic change occurred, which sealed the fate of the U.S. economy as well as some other economies around the globe. This change was the shift of central bank policy. The era of stimulus and […]
2018 in Review: Pension Problems, Hawkish Rate Hikes, and Piles of Debt
2018 in Review: Pension Problems, Hawkish Rate Hikes, and Piles of Debt A lot happened in 2018, and while it would be a challenge to cover them all, there are three big trends that appear to have defined this year economically. And, each of them had an impact on retirees, investors, and the overall U.S. […]
Murky 2019 Could Be In Store for U.S. Economy Thanks to Fed’s Monetary Policy
Murky 2019 Could Be In Store for U.S. Economy Thanks to Fed’s Monetary Policy December 19 marks the day the Fed may have decided it’s going “all in” on the idea of a “strong U.S. economy.” The Fed locked in an increase of the Federal Funds Rate from 2.25% to 2.40%, and it will increase […]
Historic Debt Is At The Core Of Our Economic Decline
Historic Debt Is At The Core Of Our Economic Decline From Brandon Smith As I predicted just after the 2016 presidential election, a sordid theater of blame has exploded over the state of the U.S. economy, with fingers pointing everywhere except (in most cases) at the true culprits behind the crash. Some people point to […]
Chairman Powell Talks Out of Both Sides of His Mouth
Chairman Powell Talks Out of Both Sides of His Mouth In a speech on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that he had a “neutral” outlook on rates. According to a CNBC article, he was quoted: Interest rates are still low by historical standards, and they remain just below the broad range of estimates […]
Rates on Their Way to 10-Year High After Hawkish Fed’s Recent Meeting
Rates on Their Way to 10-Year High After Hawkish Fed’s Recent Meeting Round and round we go, where the hawkish Fed stops, nobody knows… There was a bit of tension in the markets last week. This tension stemmed from a prediction that the federal funds rate would be well on its way to a decade […]
Paul Volcker’s Fed Criticism Hints at Potential Recession
Paul Volcker’s Fed Criticism Hints at Potential Recession From Birch Gold Group In the 1980’s, amidst out-of-control inflation, former Fed chairman Paul Volcker employed a controversial economic strategy of high interest rates to combat the issue. In that case, the economic band-aid, dubbed “The Volcker Rule”, worked. Volcker is 91 now, and as reported in […]
The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention
The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention Blind faith in the U.S. dollar is perhaps one of the most crippling disabilities economists have in gauging our economic future. Historically speaking, fiat currencies are essentially animals with very short lives, and world reserve currencies are even more […]
Banks Sputter After Hawkish Fed Raises Rates
Banks Sputter After Hawkish Fed Raises Rates In March we warned of continued Fed rate hikes. In May, we reported on more rate hikes and their potential impacton stocks. In August, the QT “time bomb” started ticking… On Wednesday, the Fed raised rates for the eighth time since tightening started. But the KBE Bank ETF — which holds Bank of America and Citigroup […]
How the Trade War Helps Hide Central Bank Sabotage Of The Economy
How the Trade War Helps Hide Central Bank Sabotage Of The Economy Almost every aspect of the global economic downturn, which started ostensibly in 2007-08 and is still ongoing to this day, can be traced back to the actions and policies of central banks. The Federal Reserve, for example, used artificially low interest rates and […]
Chairman Powell’s Bizarre Statement Ignores the Reality of Price Inflation
Chairman Powell’s Bizarre Statement Ignores the Reality of Price Inflation Inflation has been on the rise since late 2015. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure, the Fed has typically maintained the “target inflation” rate of 2%. But official inflation has moved well past that benchmark. It is currently nearing 3% while rising at […]
Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance
Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance The trade war is a rather strange and bewildering affair if you do not understand the underlying goal behind it. If you think that the goal is to balance the trade deficit and provide a more amicable deal for U.S. producers on the global market, […]
