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The Inflation Crisis Is Worse Than Admitted – Will Interest Rates Go To Record Highs?
The Inflation Crisis Is Worse Than Admitted – Will Interest Rates Go To Record Highs? Inflation is not a new problem in the US; there has been a steady expansion of price inflation and a devaluation of the dollar ever since the Federal Reserve was officially made operational in 1916. This inflation is easily observed […]
Putin Says US Decision To Print Money Is Behind Soaring Food Prices
Putin Says US Decision To Print Money Is Behind Soaring Food Prices Earlier, we reported on the deranged, confused, false ramblings of a senile old man who is so out of his depth in running the world’s biggest economy, the catastrophic results will soon be obvious to even his most die-hard fans. Now, it’s time […]
Looming Price Hikes on Food Set to Hit Americans This Fall
A person shops in a supermarket in Washington, DC, on May 26, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) ECONOMY Looming Price Hikes on Food Set to Hit Americans This Fall Higher inflation could force Fed action, leading to a ‘deeper recession’ In its […]
The Failure of Central Banking: Politics
The seal of the Federal Reserve on a U.S. banknote. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) The Failure of Central Banking: Politics The view was generally held that centralization of banking would inevitably result in one of two alternatives: either complete government control, which meant politics in banking, or control by ‘Wall Street,’ which meant banking in politics. – Paul […]
Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide Investors don’t need to be told about the recent stock market crashes. The Dow Jones index is down 12.5% since early January. The S&P 500 is down 16.1% in the same period. The Nasdaq Composite is down an even more spectacular 26.5% this year. It lost more ground today. This puts the […]
Buckle Up for a Crashing Economy and More Inflation
Buckle Up for a Crashing Economy and More Inflation Jerome Powell began hinting that inflation might be a problem last August. In November, Powell retired the word “transitory.” But here we are in May and the Federal Reserve still hasn’t done anything substantive to address the inflation problem. And now it may be too late. It’s probably […]
Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation?
Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation? With inventories building and supply chain bottlenecks easing, is deflation next? The only thing surprising about the freight market slowdown is the speed at which it’s unfolding. The supply chain “bullwhip effect” is both predictable and expected. The surge of inventories and declining freight costs/capacity imbalances […]
David Stockman on the Coming Stock Market Crash of Biblical Proportions
David Stockman on the Coming Stock Market Crash of Biblical Proportions International Man: Whether we like it or not, the reality is, the Federal Reserve has an enormous influence over the dollar and the stock market. And right now, the Fed has an urgent and fateful decision to make. It can keep printing trillions of dollars, […]
For Freak’s Sake, People, Even the Crash Test Dummies Are Nervous
For Freak’s Sake, People, Even the Crash Test Dummies Are Nervous Those trusting the Fed to be visibly weak, corrupt and incompetent forever might be in for an unwelcome surprise. When even the crash test dummies are nervous, it pays to pay attention. Being in a mild crash isn’t too bad if all the protective devices […]
FRA-OIS Explodes: Here Is The Only Chart Powell Is Closely Watching, And Why It Is Soaring
FRA-OIS Explodes: Here Is The Only Chart Powell Is Closely Watching, And Why It Is Soaring Some were quick to mock repo guru and former NY Fed staffer Zoltan Pozsar when he warned that the unexpected western blockade of Russia had the feel of a Lehman weekend, because virtually nobody had any idea what the forced exclusion […]
Even the Fed’s Lowball Inflation Measure Goes WOOSH: Fodder for 50-Basis-Point Rate Hike in March
Even the Fed’s Lowball Inflation Measure Goes WOOSH: Fodder for 50-Basis-Point Rate Hike in March The most reckless Fed ever is still just watching – and fueling – the consequences of 23 months of policy errors as the Inflation Monster gets bigger and bigger. The Fed’s official yardstick for inflation, the “core PCE” price index, […]
Armstrong v Schwab
Armstrong v Schwab While Nigel Farage spoke at our 2019 WEC in Rome, he said he came because our events were the “alternative to Davos.” For years Schwab and I have been on opposite sides of the table. The stark difference between myself and that of Klaus Schwab boils down to the divergence in economics […]
Our Leaders Made a Pact with the Devil, and Now the Devil Wants His Due
Our Leaders Made a Pact with the Devil, and Now the Devil Wants His Due The unprecedented credit-fueled bubbles in stocks, bonds and real estate are popping, and America’s corrupt leaders can only stammer and spew excuses and empty promises. Unbeknownst to most people, America’s leadership made a pact with the Devil: rather than face the […]
Fed One Meeting Away from Creating a Doomsday Market Sinkhole
Fed One Meeting Away from Creating a Doomsday Market Sinkhole Photo CC-BY-2.0 courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation The effective Federal Reserve funds rate (the EFFR) has been sitting at virtually zero for a long time now. It feels a little strange to think about the fact that it was 14 years ago when the […]
Fed Rate Hike Will Cause Hyperinflationary Great Depression – John Williams
Fed Rate Hike Will Cause Hyperinflationary Great Depression – John Williams Economist John Williams says the economy is in deep trouble, and the Fed knows it. Williams says the Fed talking up “robust economic growth” that is causing inflation is “nonsense.” Williams explains, “The one thing that is not causing inflation is ‘robust economic growth.’ […]
