Category: Interest Rates
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.
What to Expect as World Trade Slows and Bonds Signal Recession
Stocks are still near all-time highs. Unemployment is at record lows. The expansion, which began 10 years ago, is now the longest on record. A prudent investor should expect these conditions to change. World trade is slowing. Bonds are signalling
Trump Needs the Trade War to Maintain the Illusion of a Strong Economy
When we had kings and queens, a monarch justified his power by claiming a divine right given to him by God.
The Greatest Political Leader of All Time
The current political leader of the US is the White House’s most amusing of all. He is not necessarily the dumbest of the lot…or the most conniving….
Monetary Policy Won’t Solve the Next Financial Crisis
The economy is limping…staggering…and buckling. And you know what that means — cheaper credit…and more money for speculators!
Our Fake-Money Bubble Will Burst
The American economy has been grotesquely distorted by fake-money financialisation.
The President Will Do Whatever It Takes to Get the Fed to Further Cut Rates
Will all this spending, inflating, and rate-cutting really make the economy healthier? Of course not.
Negative Interest Rates Are Not Normal
Negative interest rates are not the norm. You would borrow money. You buy the house. You sell the house 20 years later…and you give back the money.