Category: Interest Rates

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11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Three

The foundations of our ‘rock star’ economy may be crumbling. If a collapse comes it could have an effect on our savings.

11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Two

It’s hard to deny it: all the signs of a potential downturn are there. We’ve had a fantastic bull run, but it’s almost certainly running out of steam.

11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part One

These 11 signs may just be the prelude to a seismic shift. This is rattling the economy, in NZ and around the world. Calling it a global economic crisis.

Why Negative Interest Rates Don’t Stimulate the Economy

It was in the early 1970s that the idea of ‘stimulating’ an economy began to take hold, first among progressives.

It’s All Part of Trump’s Plan…

‘It’s all part of a plan,’ explained a colleague. ‘Trump is not book smart; he’s smart like a fox.’ ‘He knows that Americans need to see some economic improvement in time for the next election. And there really isn’t any.

Why Both Political Parties Favour Inflation

The Fed lowers rates. More money flows into asset prices. People think their stocks are worth more. But they are probably less valuable.

Low Interest Rates: Bad News for Your Wealth?

Instead of being a reactionary background-level mechanism, central bank decisions have become the driving force of economies…

Inflation Has Distorted The US Markets

What kind of capitalism is it when the capitalists drive up their share prices rather than producing goods and services that they can sell at a profit?

The Federal Reserve Will Inflate the Economy Further

The Fed has to inflate the financial sector with more cheap credit, or the boom will die.

The Markets Have Been Censored by the Feds

The money is fake. Interest rates are artificial. Prices are fraudulent. And today, the price signals are worthless.

America’s Fake Money Will Get More Fake

The guardians of the world’s most important measures of value said they would lend more fake money at even fakier interest rates.

Trump’s Trade War: Just More Swamp Food

Politics got a boost with the election of Donald J Trump. Before his administration took over, trade was very low on the feds’ agenda.

The Financial World’s Most Popular Delusion

Short-term finance is great for short-term speculators. But it is bad for business. You can’t build a real, prosperous economy with overnight money.

False Teeth of the Ageing Economy Start to Bite

The grey tsunami will only grow bigger. Low interest-rate life support will continue. If you’re not in stocks now, you might miss out on continued gains.

The Fed Prepares for Mistake #3

Setting artificially low interest rates made the downtrend worse. Growth slowed further. The Swamp deepened. The empire grew bigger and more corrupt.