Fed Up! Hillary Clinton in Cahoots with Attempted “Hostile Takeover” of the Fed
byFed Up activists assemble outside a Congressional hearing (photo credit: Ralph Benko) I’m fed up with the Fed too, with its chronic policy failures….
September, 2016
Central Banks May Choose Helicopter Money Over Negative Rates
byThe US Federal Reserve (Fed) is considering raising rates. Is the “normalization” of interest rates about to happen which savers and investors have been…
The Fed’s Surrealistic “Melting Clocks” Monetary Policy Is the American Dream Killer
by“Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” With those low-key words, command module pilot Jack Swigert of Apollo 13 revealed that, in the later recollection of…
Making data talk
byIn order to make the data “talk,” economists utilize a range of statistical methods that vary from highly complex models to a simple display…
Ease this
by“There is no simple, painless solution. The world has to reduce debt, shrink the financial part of the economy, and change the destructive incentive…
It ain’t getting easier for central bankers . . .
byDoubts about post-crisis monetary policy are finding their way into the mainstream with increasing regularity. What tipped the balance? Two main things, I think….
On being an FOMC member
byIt’s easy to criticise the Fed for its failures, because its successes have been only one in number: kicking the can down the road….
David Stockman: The Apotheosis Of Bubble Finance
byThe inexorable effect of contemporary central banking is serial financial booms and busts. With that comes increasing levels of systemic financial instability and a…
Investment sanity, shot through the heart
by“Protip: When someone uses the term ‘hoarding’ instead of ‘saving’, it means deep down they believe that others are more entitled to your money…
Drowning in debt
byCentral Banks are moving from quantitative to qualitative easing The spread between Investment Grade and Government bond yields is narrowing Issuing corporate debt rather…