Will the 2020s Become a Lost Decade?
When you hear the term “lost decade” you think of Japan, and the period of time after the country’s meteoric rise in the 1980s From about 1990 onward, the country fell into a recession Growth...
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When you hear the term “lost decade” you think of Japan, and the period of time after the country’s meteoric rise in the 1980s From about 1990 onward, the country fell into a recession Growth...
For thousands of years gold was money Whether it took the form of coins used for transacting business, or bars used as stores of wealth, gold was the ultimate monetary asset Paper currencies came and...
While inflation continues to dominate the headlines, developments below the economy’s surface are continuing, without much fanfare One of the major developments that could completely upend the way...
We live in a world today that is awash in money The total M3 money supply in the United States is nearing $22 trillion The national debt is over $30 trillion The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is...
It’s an understatement to say that the last two years have been far from normal Thinking back to 2019 or early 2020, it’s amazing how much the world has changed in such a short amount of time But...
If someone told you that gold, toilet paper, and baby formula have one thing in common, would you be able to figure out what it is Or would you scratch your head and have a tough time coming up with...
Just a few months ago it seemed that everyone thought the US economy was on fire Markets were doing well, unemployment was low, and the real risk we were told was an overheating economy But now we...
Groupthink is a powerful thing It wasn’t that long ago that most people seemed to think that the US economy was just fine, even hot Consumer spending was strong, the unemployment rate was low, and...
With all the headlines talking about how high inflation is, there’s a crisis brewing under the surface that is going largely unnoticed: the debt bubble This debt bubble is perhaps the largest in...
Last month’s inflation numbers were a bit of a respite for the Biden administration, but hardly a relief While month-on-month inflation dropped to 03% and year-on-year inflation dropped to 83%, we...
Financial media for the past several months have been full of headlines touting how strong and hot the US economy is The supposedly tight job market was supposed to be an indicator of economic...
The performance of stock markets this year has been horrendous by just about all measures And events of the past few days have brought to the fore the realization that the economy may very well be...
At last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve made two major policy decisions First, the FOMC raised the target federal funds rate 50 basis points, to ¾ to 1...