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Feeling the Heat of a Civilization on the Downside
The political, financial, economic, and social foundations that have been in place over the last 75 years – and perhaps, over the last 220 years – are breaking down. And no policy directive, no interest rate adjustment, no trade tariff, no five year plan, no extraordinary measures, no green new deal, and no technocratic prevarication is going to stop it. Big Government doesn’t stand a chance. Continue reading
Fed Chair Powell’s Plan to Pickle the Economy
Once a cucumber becomes a pickle it can never be a cucumber again. Indeed, financial markets have been pickled over to no end. What’s more, Fed Chair Powell’s efforts to unpickle QE were met with howls from the President, Wall Street, and Larry Kudlow. Continue reading
Why Fed Chair Powell’s a Laughingstock
Powell believes this ”technical adjustment” will compel banks with excess reserves parked at the Fed to pursue better returns elsewhere. Powell also believes lowering the IOER rate will keep the federal funds rate from deviating above its upper range. Continue reading
Unsolicited Advice to Fed Chair Powell
Behind closed doors, President Trump and Fed Chair Jay Powell are in freak out mode. President Trump wants lower interest rates and artificial stimulus to fabricate GDP growth into the 2020 election year. His prospects for a second term in office depend on it. Fed Chair Powell knows the economy’s toast. Annualized GDP growth for the first quarter of 2019 was recently estimated at just 1.3 percent. But he cannot yet admit it. Specifically, he cannot cut rates just yet without triggering a market panic. Continue reading
