Category: Interest Rates
The Deep State Runs the American Empire
What do these foxes want? Money. Power. Status. The usual.
Speculators Bet on More Stimulus
The Fed doesn’t have a pile of cash sitting in the vault. It just creates money out of thin air.
Democracy Doomed the Money System
Adding more cash and credit (aka inflation) is the easy choice. It pushes up prices and simulates a boom.
WeWork Troubles Expose Deeper Problems With Our Money System
They say they don’t ring a bell at the top of a bull market…but we hear something ringing.
Welcome to Bitchflation: How to Invest When Interest Rates Die
If you’ve invested in certain assets, you’ve seen growth in your wealth. If you haven’t, you might be struggling.
The Dollar and Democracy Are Frauds
The money system is doomed. Today’s dollar is fake, with no firm connection to the real world of time, resources, and output.
All Major Economies Are Caught in an Inflate-or-Die Trap
What went around Zimbabwe, Argentina, and Venezuela will be coming soon to an economy near you.
Trump Encourages Spending Ahead of Next Election
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is for the Fed to enable the boneheads in the White House and Congress to spend more money
Markets Revert to the Mean Eventually
‘Nobody knows anything,’ may be Gospel Truth. But it doesn’t tell you what movie to watch or what stock to buy.
Get Out of the Debt Danger Zone
Today, interest is used by large banking companies and wealthy groups to profit. And it has debt danger in our modern economy.
Monetary Policy Won’t Preserve Economic Expansion
In, 2009-2019, debt rose even more. Worldwide, it more than doubled, growing five times faster than GDP.
The Internet Age Distorted the Meaning of Wealth
An economy is a natural thing, evolved, not designed. It responds to billions of inputs…past, present, and future. The internet has changed our future.
Since the Turn of the Century, Government Corruption Has Become More Flagrant
Politics in the US have become meaner and more corrupt as the empire ages.
‘Free’ Money Destroys the US Financial System
Our beat is money. And in today’s money world, truth is rare; beauty can be found only in irony and mockery.
Bridges Over Troubled Waters
Simon Bridges announced a raft of changes aiming to get New Zealand moving. And with super-low interest rates, maybe he’s ready to hit his sweet spot.