Tag Archives: federal reserve
How the Fed Steals Your Life
Things are going haywire. Prices are shifting about in erratic and unpredictable ways. Take gas prices, for instance. Here in the Golden State we just paid $3.87 per gallon for the cheap stuff. You’d think at that price the economy … Continue reading
How the Stock Market Doubled
Things keep on moving forward as they must. Some things seem obvious and predictable…like Greek insolvency. Others, like the escalating potential for an attack on Iran, are just coming into focus. Still, what we see, and what we know, is … Continue reading
Heating the Stove with Furniture
Several important economic data points from last month were revealed this week. Industrial production and the producer price index were reported on Wednesday. Then, yesterday, the consumer price index was reported. Here are the particulars… According to the Federal Reserve, … Continue reading
The Money Must Go Somewhere
In Friday’s issue of the Economic Prism we suggested that, despite all the financial uncertainty going on, the U.S. economy is strengthening. By the response we received, this optimism astonished many of our readers. Naturally, we thought that would be … Continue reading




