Category: Interest Rates
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.
The American Bolsheviks Are Coming…
Politics is the enemy of civilisation. It is the enemy, too, of economic progress. Most important, it is the enemy of dignity and clear thinking.
The Real Source of Wealth Inequality…
Buying stocks or houses may have been a good plan for 1982. And maybe even 2002. But for 2019? Is the pattern of the last 30 years likely to continue?
The Kiwi Gold Rush Is Over
Today we are living in the tail end of what could be called the greatest gold rush of all time. But instead of gold, our prosperity is riding on the backs of technological and industrial innovation.