Gold and Silver Lagging Inflation, But for How Long?
While the prices of food, housing, and staple goods continue to rise, other assets aren’t seeing nearly the same price increases Two of those whose price movements are confounding are gold and...
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While the prices of food, housing, and staple goods continue to rise, other assets aren’t seeing nearly the same price increases Two of those whose price movements are confounding are gold and...
After settling the question of whether or not Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jay Powell would be renominated for another term as Chairman, President Biden has gone on to nominate further candidates...
Late last year the Federal Reserve announced its decision to taper its asset purchases, then to accelerate the pace of that tapering That will bring the expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet to an...
Anyone who had hoped that the government’s latest inflation numbers would show signs of improvement was left bitterly disappointed by this week’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics While...
When it comes to monetary policy, one thing that is almost certain is that monetary policy actions will always lag The effects of monetary policy actions won’t be felt for weeks or even months And...
If you don’t know the name Thomas Hoenig, don’t worry, you’re not alone Hoenig is probably best known to hardcore Fed watchers, having been the President of the Kansas City Fed from 1991 to...
New years are a time for new beginnings It’s time to look back on the last year, assess performance, and figure out how we can do better this year That’s especially true for savers and investors,...
A new year brings with it the promise of rebirth, of starting afresh We jettison our old bad habits and take up new ones Or at least so we hope But at the very least, the beginning of each new year...
We’re on the cusp of yet another new year, meaning that it’s time to take stock of what went right or wrong this year and make resolutions for next year After the dumpster fire that was 2020,...
If you haven’t been badly harmed by rising inflation yet, consider yourself lucky But make no mistake, inflation will impact you And for many Americans it could eat significantly into their...
Many of us remember President Obama’s statement that if we liked our health care plans we could keep them Unfortunately, many of us found out the hard way after Obamacare passed that we couldn’t...
With inflation rates rising to 40-year highs and potentially about to rise even higher, American households are having to deal with the specter of rising inflation As you might expect, with inflation...
You may be sick of reading about inflation, but bear with me Undoubtedly you’ve felt the pain of price increases this year, from food to gas to housing to medical care And in all likelihood those...