Tag: central bank

March 23, 2023

The Achilles’ Heel of Modern Banking

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

February 9, 2023

Quantitative Easing in Disguise?

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

November 9, 2022

Gold Rallies! Can it Last?

The Fed can fix monetary policy, but cannot fix deglobalization, public debt, or fiscal spending. They can’t fix the reasons we own gold.

October 13, 2022

The Global Empire of Risk

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

April 5, 2022

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

March 17, 2022

Dropping the Dollar, Picking up Gold

The United States just made a monumental decision that discourages central banks from holding U.S. dollar reserves. Where do those trillions go?

March 10, 2022

The Economic Shocks are Just Beginning

Western sanctions are crushing the Russian economy, yet Putin has little option but to double down, sending shockwaves throughout the global economy.

March 2, 2022

Volatility is the Story of the Day

Tag: central bank

The Achilles’ Heel of Modern Banking

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

Read more

Quantitative Easing in Disguise?

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

Read more

Gold Rallies! Can it Last?

The Fed can fix monetary policy, but cannot fix deglobalization, public debt, or fiscal spending. They can’t fix the reasons we own gold.

Read more

The Global Empire of Risk

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

Read more

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

Dropping the Dollar, Picking up Gold

The United States just made a monumental decision that discourages central banks from holding U.S. dollar reserves. Where do those trillions go?

The Economic Shocks are Just Beginning

Western sanctions are crushing the Russian economy, yet Putin has little option but to double down, sending shockwaves throughout the global economy.

Volatility is the Story of the Day

Geopolitical, financial, and economic uncertainties are compounding in a precarious display of ups and downs across nearly every asset class.

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

The Fed can fix monetary policy, but cannot fix deglobalization, public debt, or fiscal spending. They can’t fix the reasons we own gold.

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

The United States just made a monumental decision that discourages central banks from holding U.S. dollar reserves. Where do those trillions go?

Western sanctions are crushing the Russian economy, yet Putin has little option but to double down, sending shockwaves throughout the global economy.

Geopolitical, financial, and economic uncertainties are compounding in a precarious display of ups and downs across nearly every asset class.

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