Inflation Is Low… Or Is It?
If you’ve read Federal Reserve press releases over the past decade, one thing that the Fed constantly drones on about is how low inflation is The Fed wants to target a 2% annual inflation rate and...
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If you’ve read Federal Reserve press releases over the past decade, one thing that the Fed constantly drones on about is how low inflation is The Fed wants to target a 2% annual inflation rate and...
https://youtube/UFVkhFeu9Q0si=SxzOpNdDh8qkuMgj The United States economy is currently faced with a debt bubble of epic proportions But the most insidious thing about it may not be just its size,...
Judging by the behavior of politicians in Washington you would think that the United States is a country ascendant, with decades of rapid growth ahead of it and ready to take its place on the world...
After a January jobs report that saw over 300,000 jobs added to the economy, most economists expected a milder February, with consensus estimates expecting about 180,000 new jobs It came as a huge...
One of the common complaints we hear about American society today is that nobody wants to work hard for anything Everyone wants to be able to get a six-figure job without having to have any talent or...
For decades the United States has benefited from the dollar being the world’s reserve currency That has allowed the Federal Reserve System to inflate the money supply and the federal government to...
After threats to establish its own alternative system to enable trade with Iran failed to move the United States government, the European Union went ahead with its plans to operate a “special...
With the Democratic takeover of Congress calls have come for new taxes on income and wealth From calls to raise the highest tax bracket to 70% on the ultra-rich to proposals for an annual wealth tax...
While the government shutdown may now be over, its effects will likely still linger for a while But one thing the shutdown really brought to the fore is the fact that many American households will be...
With the federal government shutdown already record-breaking at over one month in duration, more and more stories are circulating about the harm federal employees and their families are facing Having...
China’s economy has grown by leaps and bounds over the past couple of decades, with many economists speculating that it could overtake the US economy as the world’s largest within 15 years But...
We’ve been saying for years that the US dollar will eventually be replaced as the world’s reserve currency But it’s only now that world financial authorities are admitting the obvious With the...
Written by Frank Holmes & originally published Jan 3, 2019 on Forbescom The mainstream media is finally coming around to figuring out what we’ve known for years: that gold is a superior...
One indicator that market analysts look to for signs of an impending recession is an inverted yield curve Because of uncertainty about the future, investors demand more yield from longer-term...
Russia has announced its decision to forgo use of the US dollar in response to US sanctions against the country While the Russian government would prefer not to have to take that measure, it feels...
Those of us who criticize the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy are often ignored and sidelined during boom times We’re supposedly the ones who are crashing the party, harshing the...
For decades, stock markets have been viewed as proxies for the strength of the economy The higher stock market indexes go, the stronger the economy is deemed to be The most famous index, of course,...
One thing that’s almost universally true of the financial media is that they are ignorant of economics Read just about any financial commentator and you’ll find articles chock full of bad...
You would think that with a national debt over $21 trillion and continuing to climb every day that the federal government would get serious about cutting back on spending sometime, but oh no More and...
Despite the unsustainability of the 2016-2018 stock market run, many bullish analysts still think that there is room left for markets to rally The unease of the past few months that has seen the Dow...
Market events this week have made even the most bullish individuals realize that the US economy isn’t what it used to be In an attempt to ensure “fair trade,” President Trump placed a 25...