Chairman Paul and members of the Subcommittee, I am deeply honored to appear before you to testify on the topic of fractional-reserve banking. Thank you for your invitation and attention. In the short time I have: I will give a brief description of f
Quantitative easing, the program of asset buying initiated by the US Federal Reserve Bank in 2008, represents the most profound monetary experiment in the history of the world. Between fall of 2008 and fall of 2014, three successive rounds of QE quad
Something changed yesterday. ECB chief Mario Draghi dramatically reversed his monetary stance in every way and dramatically downgraded his economic and inflationary outlooks - but instead of the market taking its cue from the former, it was the latte
Americans' net worth fell at the highest level since the financial crisis in the fourth quarter of 2018 as sliding stock market prices ate into the household balance sheet.
Earlier this week, Nomura's Charlie McElligott made an explicit warning that the market is entering a potentially turbulent period, one where even as broader equity markets declined, selling triggers for the trend-following, CTA community were rising
Although many declared the deceleration in the economy in December to be a "soft patch" that we've somehow recovered from, others aren't so sure. The rest of the global economy is slowing down and sinking at a fairly rapid rate, and the U.S.
As if following the plot of a scary movie, the automotive sector had a frightening moment early in 2017 followed by a period of calm which ended with slightly higher volume for 2018. The question on most investors minds now is, Do we have the all-cle
Even if you think you have nothing to hide... you do have something to hide. You will not want to miss this interview that happened
on location at Anarchapulco 2019
Some investors obsess over the jobs report.
Others watch inflation like a hawk. And some fixate on factory orders.
That's because economic indicators offer clues about where the economy is in its life cycle.
The Fed is the mortal enemy of the young generations, and thus of the nation itself.
"The wealth effect" generated by rising stock and housing prices has long been a core goal of the Federal Reserve and other central banks. As Lance Roberts noted
U.S. construction spending posted the smallest annual increase since 2011 as homebuilding slowed amid higher borrowing costs and a glut of apartments in some areas.
David Morgan a big-picture thinker and his main focus is--educating people about honest money and the benefits of a sound financial system. His ideas can be seen in the movie Four Horsemen. I'll have to check that out. I know I've heard about i
17 years ago I wrote an email to friends and fellow libertarians of my observations, which was days later published by Lew Rockwell... I've got the same observation now. And the conditions are so much worse and time is running out,... tic tic tic
One week after PIMCO's chief investment officer of global credit, Mark Kiesel, told Bloomberg that now is the time to start selling risk as "the market has priced in a lot of good news right now" and with all major asset classes overbought, the Pimco
Americans who took out loans to pay for a college education are defaulting on those debts at record levels. The country has never been as indebted with student loans as it is now, and the problem continues to spiral out of control.
Following the earlier collapse in Indirect bidders in this week's 2Y auction, and the spike in the Direct takedown in yesterday's 5Y auction, today's sale of $32 billion in 7Y paper saw a continuation of both of these recent trends.
In this client video, Tim goes over several key pieces of data that the mainstream media and economist seem to be ignoring. If you want to take a step inside the thought process of your advisor, this video will give you a good handle on what's reall
Tim Picciott (Crypto Self Direct; Wealth Manager @ Innovative Advisory Group) on the Economic Report- Michael Wagner (Co-Founder and CEO of the Tokes Platform) on their multi-faceted digital currency & software development company focused on the lega