The Fed’s “magic money” game is about over! They try to fool the public into thinking they are sitting in a giant control center, making decisions, punching their keyboards, and controlling the economy. Happy days are here again, today, tomorrow and forever. Not to worry, the Feds got you covered. Cut the crap! The Chicago Fed outlines their dual mandate, […]
» Read moreThe cost of renting money is going up. One pundit commented mortgage rates are approaching 6% – “things are getting back to normal.” In mid-July, CNET reported: (Emphasis mine) “Mortgage rates have been rather consistently going up since the start of this year, and are expected to climb throughout 2022. …. At the moment, inflation and the federal funds rate […]
» Read moreOur recent article, “The Fed’s Disaster Has Arrived” got some great responses. Readers agreed, the Fed’s high inflation is a disaster; investors have some real challenges protecting their money. Cash is no longer a store of wealth, but rather an asset depreciating rapidly. Richard Maybury’s recent “US & World Early Warning Report” outlines the challenges. He offered six options and […]
» Read moreDuring my working career, I was fortunate to become close friends with many very successful people. Tom (fictitious name) fit that mold. We had each other’s home phone numbers and talked regularly. Tom was a high-level vice president of a major corporation and was the speaker at a banquet for our training class. He asked me to stay when the […]
» Read more“Baby it’s here!” Inflation is no longer a coming attraction, it’s here, turning into a disaster, and not about to go away anytime soon. Shadowstats.com tells us current government-reported inflation is over 8%. Using Carter year calculations, it’s over 16%. Our wealth is being stolen at a rate none of us have seen in our lifetimes. Immediately after finishing our […]
» Read moreI am increasingly frustrated, wading through my weekly reading stack. It is maddening! Despite the recent fed action, inflation is soaring, prices are out of control. The economy is slowing, the stock market is tanking. The long-predicted results of outrageous government and central bank policies are coming home to roost. The signs were clear, anyone with common sense could see […]
» Read moreThe Fed is raising rates, forecasting more hikes and the stock market is falling. Fed Chair Powell says he can’t promise a soft landing. Pundits are peering into the future expecting the stock market to continue down. The Fed proclaims the days of easy money are behind us; many expect bond defaults and a slowing of the business cycle. I […]
» Read moreThe public is up in arms, and rightfully so. Gas prices are going through the roof with no end in sight. I don’t ever remember spending $100 to fill the tank on my Honda minivan. This is nuts! Wolf Street provides a graphic. Supply is government restricted, prices are rising, affecting the cost of everything we buy, not just our […]
» Read moreWell, the Fed finally did it! They upped interest rates ½%, the most since 2020. Yahoo Finance reports: “Prices have been rising at their fastest pace in 40 years – hitting 8.5% year over year in March as the U.S. comes out of the pandemic.” Wolf Street weighs in on food prices: “Food at home” inflation spiked by 1.0% for […]
» Read moreIn 2010, The Huffington Post reported: “WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system. ‘If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved,’ Bernanke said Thursday while […]
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