The over-valued dollar
byThere are two connected reasons usually cited for the current dollar strength: the US economy is performing better than all the others, leading towards…
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The Ghost of ’37
by[Editor’s Note: The original can be found here http://truesinews.com/2015/03/26/the-ghost-of-37/] With the Fed supposedly steeling itself at last to remove a little of its emergency…
Janet Yellen’s Historic Meeting With The Right
byAt CPAC, recently, an estimated 10,000 conservatives and libertarians, together with many presidential aspirants, gathered across the Potomac. They did so amidst massive hoopla…
What’s in a Word?
by[You can find the original here http://truesinews.com/2015/02/27/whats-in-a-word/] After yet another masterly performance before Congress – one which was immediately confounded by the usual cacophony of…
Monetary Politics: The Biggest Money Player In Politics Is The Fed
byWashington finally shows signs of coming to grips with the importance of money to politics. This is not about mere campaign finance. Recently there…
The Real Fed Tug Of War: the Yellen Doctrine vs. the Volcker Doctrine
byThe financial markets are on a hair trigger as to when, and how quickly, the Fed will tighten and raise interest rates. Billions of…
Spare dollars
byLast week I wrote that contrary to the prevailing mood US dollar strength could reverse at any time. This week I look at another…
Models, Damn Models and Statistics, or Math Gone Mad
byParliamentary committees are not especially noted for entertainment, but the November Treasury Select Committee hearing on the Bank of England’s Inflation Report is a…
The Truth Behind The Swiss Gold Referendum
byA recent column in US News & World Report, The Swiss Gold Rush by Pat Garofalo, its assistant managing editor for opinion, is subtitled…
Segregated Cash Accounts
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by John Cochrane, first appeared here http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.ie/2014/11/segregated-cash-accounts.html] An important little item from the just released minutes of the October Federal…