How Attuned Is the Fed to the US Economy?
Americans can be split into two camps: those who trust the Federal Reserve to guide monetary policy and lead the economy to a soft landing, and those who don’t trust the Fed Either the Fed will...
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Americans can be split into two camps: those who trust the Federal Reserve to guide monetary policy and lead the economy to a soft landing, and those who don’t trust the Fed Either the Fed will...
Many Americans are getting nervous about their financial health If high inflation weren’t bad enough already, the threat of recession seems to be growing every day And those of us who remember the...
For nearly 80 years the US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency That status was born out of victory in World War II, but was threatened only a few decades later as foreign nations began to...
Death and taxes aren’t the only two things that are certain in life The third is that Washington just can’t figure out how not to spend like a drunken sailor Once again, the federal government...
With fears of recession growing among more and more Americans, the possibility of a 2008-style recession seems to be growing by the day Millions of Americans have benefited from the economic and...
Entire generations of Americans grew up thinking that high inflation was a thing of the past But events of the past few years have shattered that illusion For anyone used to the 2% CPI increases...
Many Americans today are looking for ways to protect their assets Whether it’s college savings, retirement savings, or even just money in the bank, high inflation and the prospect of recession are...
Gold and silver have been on a tear so far this year, which probably shouldn’t be all that surprising given the many headwinds facing the economy right now But why now, you might ask Why weren’t...
For years it seemed as though retirement planning wasn’t going to see major changes Aside from annual adjustments to IRA and 401(k) contribution limits, the rules surrounding retirement plans...
In their last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of 2022, Federal Reserve officials voted to increase their target federal funds rate by 50 basis points, to 425-45% The move was expected,...
The concept of the digital dollar is something that seems to have gone from discussion to potential implementation quicker than anyone thought possible While the idea of a digital dollar, a central...
There seems to be a growing chorus of economists making the claim that the Federal Reserve’s policy of quantitative tightening (QT) is a mistake And regardless of their reasoning or their political...
With the likelihood of recession seemingly growing every day, more and more Americans are looking at ways to protect themselves against the possibility of losing money The memories of 2008 are still...
As much as the Federal Reserve doesn’t like inflation, there’s one thing it seems to like even less: you making more money Say what Hard as it may be to believe, Federal Reserve officials think...
In the early days of 2008 we were told that the weakness in the housing market was confined to housing and wouldn’t spill over into the broader economy Of course, many of the people pushing that...
With the likelihood of recession growing all the time, more and more Americans are looking at ways to protect themselves and their wealth against the possibility of loss The fears are particularly...
Well, the results are in, or at least most of them anyway And the much talked about and hoped for red wave didn’t materialize For a lot of voters, that was a disappointment And not only could it be...