There is little doubt today that what the Federal Reserve decides to do with both interest rates and its massive balance sheet is perhaps the most important variable moving markets. The next two FED meetings loom as particularly important. The key dates will be May 3rd-4th and June 14th-15th. To be sure, corporate earnings, retail […]
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Twitter Inc. has apparently changed its name to the highly unimaginative X Corp., but that, in my opinion, isn’t the most important news this week related to Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Musk is once again selling out his supposed pro-free speech humanitarian principles for profit. If a country’s government is committing genocide and […]
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Ron Paul: “Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men.” Buying physical gold is a time-proven method of securing generational wealth, and a security measure often taken in times of economic turbulence. Gold investing has long been viewed as a hedge against inflation and a store of value against currencies. Throughout history, […]
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President Joe Biden is set to “transform” and “remake” the entire auto industry—“first with carrots, now with sticks”—notes The Washington Post, as if dictating the output of a major industry is within the governing purview of the executive branch. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing draconian emissions limits for vehicles, ensuring that 67% of all […]
The economy would muddle through, but in the markets, all heck would break loose. Here’s why. The issue is this: Since April 2022, the Fed has hiked its policy interest rates by 450 basis points, but consumer price inflation as measured by the “core” PCE price index – which excludes volatile food and energy products […]
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Last week’s article (“De-dollarization Has Begun”) produced a large number of comments and follow-up questions. Enough, in fact, that it feels necessary to address the most common of them in a follow-up piece. Some of these responses require a degree of speculation, while others are quite straightforward. 1. Is the reduction in use (or complete […]
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The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is an example of the downside of race- and gender-based federal assistance. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial detailed the pervasive fraud with the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The DBE program is just one of the scores of programs that dole out loans, preferences, and set-asides based on […]
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You probably have noticed television ads attacking Ron DeSantis from groups supporting Donald Trump. One of these ads “You don’t know Ron DeSantis” goes after the Florida Governor for voting for changes in Social Security and Medicare while DeSantis served in Congress. It is certainly fine with us if politicians point out their differences with […]
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently testified before Congress on the current state of the US economy. In addition to monetary policy, Powell was questioned about the Fed’s regulatory proposals regarding cryptocurrencies and climate-related financial risks. Barely mentioned, however, was the Fed’s balance sheet. The Fed has experienced significant operating losses over the last six […]
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The last 150 years have been the most amazing 150 years in all of human history. If we turn the clock back to, say, 1870, we find a world where there were no automobiles, no airplanes, no electric washing machines or gas dryers, and no computers — you get the point. Economic growth powered by […]
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The Next Two FED Meetings Could Be Market Movers
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelThere is little doubt today that what the Federal Reserve decides to do with both interest rates and its massive balance sheet is perhaps the most important variable moving markets. The next two FED meetings loom as particularly important. The key dates will be May 3rd-4th and June 14th-15th. To be sure, corporate earnings, retail […]
Musk to Build New Chinese Factory, Despite CCP Crimes and Abuses
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy, National Security/by Catherine SalgadoTwitter Inc. has apparently changed its name to the highly unimaginative X Corp., but that, in my opinion, isn’t the most important news this week related to Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Musk is once again selling out his supposed pro-free speech humanitarian principles for profit. If a country’s government is committing genocide and […]
Why Gold Is Such an Effective Weapon Against the Government’s Monetary Schemes
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Midterms 2022, Politics/by Joshua GlawsonRon Paul: “Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men.” Buying physical gold is a time-proven method of securing generational wealth, and a security measure often taken in times of economic turbulence. Gold investing has long been viewed as a hedge against inflation and a store of value against currencies. Throughout history, […]
Biden’s Fascistic EV Edict
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by David HarsanyiPresident Joe Biden is set to “transform” and “remake” the entire auto industry—“first with carrots, now with sticks”—notes The Washington Post, as if dictating the output of a major industry is within the governing purview of the executive branch. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing draconian emissions limits for vehicles, ensuring that 67% of all […]
What Would Happen if the Fed Caves to 4%-5% Core PCE Inflation, Gives up on 2%, as some Folks are Clamoring For?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Wolf RichterThe economy would muddle through, but in the markets, all heck would break loose. Here’s why. The issue is this: Since April 2022, the Fed has hiked its policy interest rates by 450 basis points, but consumer price inflation as measured by the “core” PCE price index – which excludes volatile food and energy products […]
De-dollarization Has Begun: Redux
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security/by Peter C. EarleLast week’s article (“De-dollarization Has Begun”) produced a large number of comments and follow-up questions. Enough, in fact, that it feels necessary to address the most common of them in a follow-up piece. Some of these responses require a degree of speculation, while others are quite straightforward. 1. Is the reduction in use (or complete […]
What Racial and Gender Spoils Have Wrought
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniThe Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is an example of the downside of race- and gender-based federal assistance. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial detailed the pervasive fraud with the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The DBE program is just one of the scores of programs that dole out loans, preferences, and set-asides based on […]
Trump Is Out of Line
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelYou probably have noticed television ads attacking Ron DeSantis from groups supporting Donald Trump. One of these ads “You don’t know Ron DeSantis” goes after the Florida Governor for voting for changes in Social Security and Medicare while DeSantis served in Congress. It is certainly fine with us if politicians point out their differences with […]
The Fed Is Bankrupt
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Thomas L. HoganFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently testified before Congress on the current state of the US economy. In addition to monetary policy, Powell was questioned about the Fed’s regulatory proposals regarding cryptocurrencies and climate-related financial risks. Barely mentioned, however, was the Fed’s balance sheet. The Fed has experienced significant operating losses over the last six […]
Bringing America Back on Course and Defeating the Left
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Mark WallaceThe last 150 years have been the most amazing 150 years in all of human history. If we turn the clock back to, say, 1870, we find a world where there were no automobiles, no airplanes, no electric washing machines or gas dryers, and no computers — you get the point. Economic growth powered by […]