
Is A New Gold Standard Possible?
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Jeffrey TuckerThe price of gold is once again testing its all-time highs as both individuals and institutions flee the chaos of our times toward safety.
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The price of gold is once again testing its all-time highs as both individuals and institutions flee the chaos of our times toward safety.
FedNow, the Federal Reserve's digital payments system, will debut in July. The system will allow bill payments, money transfers and other consumer activities to move more rapidly and at lower cost.
By monitoring inflation expectations, the Fed promises to minimize your pain.
"The idiots at the Fed, and these guys are supposed to be the smart ones..."
When you're in a hole, stop digging. Seriously. It's frustrating to see policy makers make the same mistakes as in 2008. There are real solutions on the table.
...Loses Global Reserve Currency Status
On Jan 31st, the "Big Short" Michael Burry tweeted one word: "sell."
EVERYTHING IS FINE
With bank failures occurring once again, the topic of "fractional reserve banking" is getting some much needed attention. How do banks work in the current "system"? Is it how banks should work? Banking is a legitimate and valuable service. However, w
Gold prices surged to test the $2,000/oz level early this week before retreating ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
-CONTAGION IS OUT OF CONTROL!
A Federal Reserve white paper has come up with a new function for money. Let's tune in.
If you think we have fractional reserve banking, we don't. We have zero reserve banking.
The terminal Fed Funds rate is now perceived as about 5.00% down from 5.50%-to-5.75%. The market does not believe in higher-for-longer.
There's absolutely no doubt that our financial system is in flux right now. We're watching a storm approach, and it's about to envelop the entire nation in chaotic conditions.
"The market stops panicking when central banks start panicking"
JP Morgan announced that "the Federal Reserve's emergency loan program may inject as much as $2 trillion of funds into the US banking system and ease the liquidity crunch." Jordan Schachtel wrote that the $2 trillion will come from thin air and
First Republic shares plunge 30% as $30B rescue deal fails to calm investor fears and Dow drops 380 points
The US Federal Reserve has increased its balance sheet by about $300 billion in the last week during the banking crisis.
Banks borrowed a combined $164.8 billion from two Federal Reserve backstop facilities in the most recent week, a sign of escalated funding strains in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's failure.
In the past week, DoubleLine CEO and founder Jeffrey Gundlach has had a lot to say as the US banking system collapse and bailout enjoins Europe's banking crisis leaving central banks' inflation-fighting plans in question.
The Federal Reserve has announced a timeline for the launch of its long-awaited FedNow payment service that will let banks offer customers instantly available funds and execute real-time payments, with critics flagging concerns like lack of cross-bor
Shaken by last weekend's two major bank failures in the United States and a wobbly week for Credit Suisse, investors are shifting assets from prime money market funds -- which emphasize corporate debt -- to money funds focusing on government securiti
OUTRAGEOUS: Silicon Valley Bank Provided Massive Amounts of Capital to Chinese Tech Ventures – Now Biden FDIC and Federal Reserve Are Bailing It Out – Clearly Biden Is Working for China
Welcome to the great banking collapse of 2023. Please try to enjoy the ride. When FTX crumbled, I explained to my readers that it was not the first domino to fall and that it certainly would not be the last.
Josh Sigurdson talks with Tim Picciott, The Liberty Advisor about the collapse of the banking system as Silicon Valley Bank is set to be bailed out and The Federal Reserve creates a new organization to stop further bank runs.
Government likes to spend money that it doesn't have. The Fed accommodates government by creating new dollars out-of-thin-air, which is as unconstitutional as it gets. When government spends this counterfeited money, it creates massive economic disto
The Wall Street Journal recently brought word that a professor Efraim Benmelech of the finance department at Northwestern University thinks the Fed is hurting housing and the consumer too much. Opined he,
What in the world just happened?
Last week, Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered by federal authorities after the bank suffered significant losses selling bonds in order to raise capital.