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How Government Intervention Destroys Markets and Mandates Scarcity

The systematic erosion of purchasing power over the last few decades has coincided directly with a devastating decline in living standards for middle-class wage earners and prudent savers alike. You can visibly see it in most cities across America. Continue reading →

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Liquidity At Any Cost

Over the last few years, it appeared that the Federal Reserve was finally attempting to get its house in order. After the insane pandemic-era peaks, where its balance sheet ballooned to over $8.9 trillion, the central bank spent years on a steady program of balance sheet reduction. Continue reading →

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Countdown to May Madness

May 2026 cannot come soon enough for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. That’s when his term is up. He can hang around as a Fed governor until 2028. Though, in the past, most Fed chairs have stepped down when their term is over. Continue reading →

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Dollar Debasement as Permanent Policy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently stated quantitative tightening is about to end. What’s more, this will happen well before the Fed’s balance sheet ever gets close to $4 trillion, which is where it was prior to the coronavirus money printing festival. Continue reading →

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