Tag: fed

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.

October 6, 2022

Raise Rates ‘Til Something Breaks!

Rising interest rates reveal the consequences of exorbitant debt and leverage. When the free money disappears, what remains tends to flow into real assets.

April 14, 2022

When Fed Ability Fails, Credibility Follows

The U.S. financial markets rest on how much investors trust the almighty Fed. Can they engineer a soft landing after so many egregious miscalculations and deteriorating credibility?

January 28, 2022

Gold: The Key to Escaping the Bubble

A stock market correction, a bond yield spike, a dash for gold – this week had it all. Will this be the exception or the rule for 2022?

January 6, 2022

The Fed’s Balance Sheet: What you Need to Know

The Fed plans to reduce bond holdings and increase interest rates in 2022. History tells us gold is one of the strongest assets in this environment.

January 21, 2021

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

Tag: fed

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

Raise Rates ‘Til Something Breaks!

Rising interest rates reveal the consequences of exorbitant debt and leverage. When the free money disappears, what remains tends to flow into real assets.

Read more

When Fed Ability Fails, Credibility Follows

The U.S. financial markets rest on how much investors trust the almighty Fed. Can they engineer a soft landing after so many egregious miscalculations and deteriorating credibility?

Gold: The Key to Escaping the Bubble

A stock market correction, a bond yield spike, a dash for gold – this week had it all. Will this be the exception or the rule for 2022?

The Fed’s Balance Sheet: What you Need to Know

The Fed plans to reduce bond holdings and increase interest rates in 2022. History tells us gold is one of the strongest assets in this environment.

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

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.

Rising interest rates reveal the consequences of exorbitant debt and leverage. When the free money disappears, what remains tends to flow into real assets.

The U.S. financial markets rest on how much investors trust the almighty Fed. Can they engineer a soft landing after so many egregious miscalculations and deteriorating credibility?

A stock market correction, a bond yield spike, a dash for gold – this week had it all. Will this be the exception or the rule for 2022?

The Fed plans to reduce bond holdings and increase interest rates in 2022. History tells us gold is one of the strongest assets in this environment.

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

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