Category Archives: Inflation
Death of the Penny and What this Means for Gold
The death of the penny – a token – may be a practical matter. Why fabricate something at a loss? But, more so, it is the result of decades of reckless deficit spending in Washington. Continue reading
Whip Inflation Never
The storyline all year from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury was that consumer price inflation was coming down. That it would soon be within the Fed’s arbitrary 2 percent target. That the runaway inflation over the last few years was a mere pothole in the road to greater prosperity. Continue reading
Mistakes from the Past
Over the last three weeks something unexpected by the Fed has happened. The yield on the 10-Year Treasury didn’t follow the Fed’s rate cut down. Rather, it did the opposite. It went up. Continue reading
What Would Hugo Do?
Fed rate cuts are coming. If you believe this will levitate your stock portfolio, you are in for a big disappointment. The forthcoming collapse on Wall Street can be seen a country mile away. But only by those with their eyes open. Continue reading
