We are at a critical moment in the history of politics and markets. Everyday the U.S. government stares into the fiscal and monetary abyss and
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The Fed, the Virus, and Inequality
Whether you’re invested in the stock market or not, you’ve likely noticed that it’s been on a roller coaster lately. The White House and most
The US Federal Reserve’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained
When the World Health Organization announced on February 24th that it was time to prepare for a global pandemic, the stock market plummeted. Over the
The Impending Credit Crunch: the Next Shoe to Drop?
Last week’s violent gyrations in the stock market are the result of a tug-of-war between two well-represented groups of investors. One group thinks the Coronavirus
The Big Picture: The Empire Of Banks (III)
Read Part II here A change of paradigm At the eve of the 20th century, something deeply changed in geopolitics, and the priorities of international
Federal Reserve: Enemy of Liberty and Prosperity
Lost in the media’s obsession with the impeachment circus last week was Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony on the state of the economy before
Central Bankers’ Fatal Conceit: “The Goldilocks Syndrome”
Central bankers suffer from what some might call fatal conceit. They actually believe that if they tinker enough, they can come up with a policy that
World War Debt: Germany’s Debt Caused The Second World War – The Federal Reserve Isn’t Far Behind
The Second World War had countless effects on the world but there was one primary cause with strictly empirical roots. The grim lessons of this
