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Hyperinflation is something that no one wants to experience We all know about countries like Venezuela and Zimbabwe, where hyperinflation has ruined economies and destroyed people’s standard of...
Once net sellers of gold, central banks in recent years have become net buyers of gold In fact, by some estimates central banks around the world now hold more gold than ever But why are they...
Inflation is a silent killer As John Maynard Keynes’ famous quote about Lenin goes: “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency...
For anyone who had hoped that inflation was a bad dream that was fading away, the latest inflation report poured cold water on those hopes While the official inflation rate remained steady at 37%...
How often do you think about the Roman Empire Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you know that the answer, at least for men, is every day In all seriousness though, we...
Last week the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to take another pause in hiking interest rates, the second pause so far since it began hiking interest rates months ago While many in the...
Once again, the financial world will wait with bated breath to find out what the Federal Open Market Committee does this week The FOMC, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision-making...
If you thought inflation had disappeared, well, think again Inflation has been quietly picking up steam again, rising the past two months The latest inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
The Latin phrase quis custodiet ipsos custodes is often translated as “Who watches the watchmen” It’s normally used to refer to the problem of police corruption or governmental overreach, a...
The summer is normally a time when markets go quiet That’s understandable, as schools are out and families go on vacation And with pent-up travel demand after years of COVID closures, you could...
At a time when the US economy is headed toward recession, financial markets more than ever want certainty from the Federal Reserve that the Fed is ready to step into the breach to prevent another...
With everything that’s going on in the world today, it’s no wonder that so many people are nervous about their finances Since the first bank failures in March, Americans have been moving their...
When inflation data came out last month showing that the consumer price index (CPI) had fallen to 3% year on year, many observers hailed it as evidence that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy...
Before Congress raised the debt ceiling, we were told that failure to do so would harm the US economy and US markets We were told that the debt ceiling had to be raised, otherwise all manner of...
Recession is never something that anyone wants to face, but it’s a nearly inevitable consequence of monetary-fueled economic expansions Everyone loves the boom phase, but no one likes the bust...
There are more and more reasons to believe that the US economy is on the verge of recession But can anyone say with certainty that the economy will enter a recession within the next year That’s a...
After 10 consecutive meetings with an increase in the federal funds rate, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) finally decided to pause its rate hikes at its most recent meeting The question now...
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