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With inflation once again hitting records not seen in 40 years, and continuing to climb each month, the Federal Reserve finds itself in a sticky situation Its hand is being forced, and it is coming...
The topic of income inequality has taken on increasing importance in recent weeks, particularly as inflation continues to hit levels not seen in 40 years The rich just seem to get richer, while the...
It’s safe to say that inflation has probably been at the forefront of most of our minds for the past few months Food prices have been rising for the past year, and if you’ve gone to the grocery...
The advent of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies demonstrated to many people the advantages of digital currency, and particularly of decentralized digital currencies Bitcoin was developed specifically in...
After settling the question of whether or not Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jay Powell would be renominated for another term as Chairman, President Biden has gone on to nominate further candidates...
When it comes to monetary policy, one thing that is almost certain is that monetary policy actions will always lag The effects of monetary policy actions won’t be felt for weeks or even months And...
If you don’t know the name Thomas Hoenig, don’t worry, you’re not alone Hoenig is probably best known to hardcore Fed watchers, having been the President of the Kansas City Fed from 1991 to...
This week promises to be another interesting one for markets, as all eyes will be on the Federal Open Market Committee as it holds its final meeting for the year While the end of the year is normally...
The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited tapering of asset purchases was supposed to have started last month, albeit without much change from its previous levels of purchases The tapering was supposed to...
President Trump talked a good game about draining the Swamp, but at the end of the day he couldn’t get it done Continual attacks from Democrats, lack of support from Republicans, and constant...
If Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell were a smart man, he would either step down as Fed Chairman when his term ends in February or he would refuse to be renominated by President Biden The US...
After many months of speculation, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has finally decided to begin tapering its asset purchases The FOMC announced last week that the taper...
What had once seemed a tempest in a teapot has grown into a major scandal for the Federal Reserve System Two Federal Reserve Bank presidents have already stepped down from their posts, another is in...
Ever since the adoption of the Bretton Woods monetary system in the aftermath of World War II, and the adoption of the US dollar as the world’s dominant reserve currency, the Federal Reserve System...
If there’s one organization in Washington that has been able to keep its nose out of the typical Washington political fray, it’s the Federal Reserve For over 100 years the Fed largely operated...
It’s not a stretch to say that President Biden is embattled His unwillingness to do anything tough and his reactions to crises leave much to be desired And increasingly Biden is acting like a...
Markets were expecting the Fed to announce the beginning of its tapering of assets purchases at its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting And while the Fed didn’t announce tapering at...
It can arguably be said that the current bull market for stocks dates back to the worst part of the 2008 financial crisis, when stock markets bottomed out in 2009 While markets didn’t really mount...
While the Federal Reserve’s monetary shenanigans may raise the ire of advocates of sound money and good economics, the institution has for the most part avoided the scandals that plague other...
With the release of the latest minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the talk of the Fed tapering its asset purchases has returned This time, the fear on the part of Wall Street is...
After the sudden “flash crash” in gold prices a few weeks ago, the gold price has since recovered, with gold rising to the $1,800 per ounce level this week And with the potential to keep rising...
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