Category: Interest Rates
You Pay a Hefty Price for Central Bankers’ Folly
How much do you think central bankers make? Go on, give me your best guess? Most of these people are rich before they ever enter the role.
Watch Out: Today’s Financial House of Cards Is Getting Shaky
Like that one uncle whose hip starts to hurt when it’s about to rain, folks are starting to feel that something ain’t right. We believe that uneasiness is well-founded… Here’s why.
Stagflation, Here We Come!
Stagflation is a concept that boggles the mind. It’s about high inflation, yet stagnant wages. What does it mean for the future of America?
How Will the Feds Get Out of This?
The US economy and the US government are both living on borrowed time. Blame it on tax cuts, rampant spending and rising inflation.
This Will Be Trump’s Real Legacy
The Republican Party used to be about small government and balanced budgets. But now, under Trump, it’s embraced disastrous debt and inflation.
Voting: America’s Favourite Hollow Ritual
Now that the dust has settled on the midterms, we see the Democrats in control of the House and Trump’s power diminished. But will anything actually change?
Americans Will Welcome the Tech-Fuelled Police State
They promised us that the digital economy would keep us safe and make us more prosperous. But what if it’s just a new form of enslavement?
US Politics’ Effect on the Stock Market
When the stock market responds to strong economic news with falls, it’s not a bullish sign, folks. Why? Because it means the Fed will continue raising rates.
What Americans Really Need Right Now
Americans generally believe that the economy under Trump is galloping along at a fantastic pace. Sadly, that’s not the truth.
We Received a Surprising Phone Call…
Donald Trump came into the White House promising to drain the swamp. Instead what we’re seeing is the deficit ballooning to $1.3 trillion next year.
America’s Debt: A Recipe for Disaster
The stock market is more volatile than it’s ever been. Why? Well, it all comes down to America’s ferocious appetite for debt.
The Fed Will Panic…
Trump wants the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates instead of raise them. He believes this is the secret to a beautiful economy. But is it really?
How a Chinese Billionaire Was Erased
Trump is at war with the US Federal Reserve over the issue of interest rates. How high is too high? And how low is too low? Here’s the inconvenient truth.
How Trump’s ‘Right-Hand Man’ Drove Sears Into the Ground
As the Dow seesaws, the major casualty this past week has been Sears. Here’s how financial hustling contributed to the company’s collapse.
The October Effect Theory
October is bad for markets. At least that’s according to the so-called October Effect theory. Apparently, investors get nervous this time of the year, so markets are more prone to declines.