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July 23, 2021

Lessons From Comparing The Four Largest Central Banks

There is a great deal of concern in the United States regarding the large amount of money the Fed is creating through Quantitative Easing, currently $120 billion per month. Some fear this will result in persistently high rates of inflation.  Others believe it will cause the Dollar to collapse. The new Macro Watch video puts the potential consequences…
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July 9, 2021

Credit, Economic Growth and Inflation To Slow

Credit growth in the United States has peaked.  Since Credit Growth drives Economic Growth, that means economic growth has also peaked.  This strongly suggests that Inflation will soon begin to slow.  This explains why Gold, Commodity Prices and Bond Yields are falling. The new Macro Watch video discusses Credit Growth in the United States up through the first quarter.  It also presents estimates…
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June 24, 2021

Peak Growth = Peak Inflation?

The message from the Fed’s June 16th FOMC meeting was slightly more hawkish than the market had expected.  It indicated that the first rate hike may come at the end of 2023 instead of in 2024, as previously suggested. This relatively minor change in tone was enough to cause a major reevaluation regarding the outlook for…
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June 11, 2021

The Fed Is Preventing Negative Interest Rates Using Reverse Repos

Reverse Repurchase Agreements on the Fed’s balance sheet have surged from $0 in mid-March to $535 billion on June 10th. Many people have begun to ask if the suddenness of this development portends a new crisis in the financial markets. It doesn’t. The latest Macro Watch video explains what Reverse Repurchase Agreements are and why…
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May 28, 2021

When The Fed Tapers QE, Will Asset Prices Crash?

The Fed is now signaling that it will soon begin to discuss when to Taper Quantitative Easing. This is an important policy development that could significantly impact asset prices during the weeks ahead. The new Macro Watch video examines what happened to asset prices the last time the Fed Tapered QE, in order to anticipate…
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May 15, 2021

Will Gold Crash Again?

There are now reasons for concern that Gold could soon experience another serious correction as it did following its peaks in 1975, 1980 and 2011 when its price fell 45%, 62% and 42%, respectively. First, the Fed is very likely to taper Quantitative Easing next year.  When it does, if not before, the price of Gold…
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May 13, 2021

Interview: Inflation, Liquidity and MMT

I was recently interviewed by Andy Tanner for the Cashflow Academy podcast. Whenever I speak with Andy, I always end up feeling smarter and happier.  It’s impossible not to be inspired by his enthusiasm for learning and teaching.  I believe you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Topics include: Why doing fundamental analysis on…
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May 7, 2021

Interview on Rich Dad Radio

I recently had a great conversation with my friends Robert and Kim Kiyosaki for Rich Dad Radio.  So far, this interview has been viewed nearly 250,000 times on YouTube alone.   Bestselling authors, entrepreneurs, educators and genuinely nice people, with a devoted, world-wide following numbering in the tens of millions, Robert and Kim need no introduction.  Here…
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April 29, 2021

Will The Liquidity Tsunami Continue To Drive Asset Prices Higher?

A Liquidity Tsunami is currently driving asset prices to new record highs. In early March, Macro Watch published a video called “Liquidity Tsunami May Push Asset Prices Much Higher”.  Since then, Liquidity, as reflected in Bank Reserves, has surged by 11% and stock prices and home prices have risen to new record highs. The latest Macro Watch…
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April 23, 2021

Speech: How Capitalism Died & Where That Leave Us

PLEASE NOTE: The link to the speech did not work when this blog was posted. It has been fixed. Apologies for the inconvenience. RD Capitalism did not die overnight.  It took two World Wars and then some to kill it.  But it’s dead now.  If you still believe that our economy is driven by laissez-faire “market forces”, then…
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April 20, 2021

How To Learn The Most From Macro Watch

The latest Macro Watch video explains to new (and existing) subscribers what they should do and the steps they should take to learn the most from Macro Watch: Subscribe to the free Macro Watch blog. Watch the introductory Courses. Find videos using the Video Index tab. Watch the speech: “How The Economy And The Financial…
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April 16, 2021

Interview: Are We Heading Towards Massive Inflation?

I was recently interviewed for the first time by Marco Santarelli for the Passive Real Estate Investing podcast.  Our discussion focused on the outlook for Inflation. This is another interview that I highly recommend you listen to. Topics include: Why Inflation matters to investors. Why big budget deficits and large-scale money printing by central banks used…
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April 13, 2021

New Interview: Highly Recommended

I was recently interviewed by Patrick Donohoe for The Wealth Standard Podcast. If you want to understand how our economic system evolved into what it is today, what drives it now, and what opportunities it creates for our society and for us as individuals, then you need to listen to this interview. Patrick begins the…
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April 10, 2021

Debt, Credit and Wealth Soared In 2020

Total Credit in the United States soared by an astonishing $8 trillion last year to $83.5 Trillion, well above the previous peak increase of $5 trillion in 2007.   Household Wealth expanded even more, by $11.9 Trillion to $130 Trillion.  US Wealth has more than doubled over the past 12 years. At the end of 2020, Total…
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April 8, 2021

Interview: Liquidity, Inflation, Stocks and Property

I was recently interviewed by Hunter Thompson for the Cash Flow Connections Real Estate Podcast. This was an interesting and far-reaching conversation.  I highly recommend it. Topics covered include: The tidal wave of Liquidity that is now driving asset prices to new record highs. The US Treasury Department’s bank account at the Fed (i.e., the Treasury…
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April 3, 2021

Interview: Why Asset Prices Could Keep Surging

I was recently interviewed by Keith Weinhold for Get Rich Education. We discussed why the Fed is unlikely to tighten Monetary Policy any time soon and why that means stock prices and property prices are likely to keep moving higher. Topics include: The tidal wave of Liquidity that is now entering the financial markets and…
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March 26, 2021

Surging Money Supply Growth Won’t Cause Inflation

Will asset prices soon be crushed by Inflation and higher Interest Rates?  This is perhaps the most important question investors must grapple with today. The financial markets are on edge because many economists and financial analysts are warning that the recent large increase in the Money Supply will lead to high rates of Inflation. They believe…
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March 23, 2021

Liquidity Surge Update

Liquidity in the Financial Markets continues to surge. Bank Reserves swelled by a QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS last week alone.   Reserves have risen by almost HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS since Macro Watch posted a video on this subject three weeks ago.  For more on that video click HERE.   Reserves are surging due to the combination…
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March 19, 2021

Interview: Liquidity Tsunami vs. Inflation Fears

A battle between two powerful opposing forces is now playing out in the financial markets.  The stakes riding on the outcome of this fight are extraordinarily high. On one side, a tidal wave of Liquidity is being injected into the financial markets as the result of the Treasury Department running down the massive funds in…
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March 12, 2021

Liquidity Tsunami Update

Last week, Macro Watch published a video called “Liquidity Tsunami May Drive Asset Prices Much Higher”. It suggested that as the Treasury Department spends down the funds in the Treasury General Account (i.e., its bank account at the Fed) and as the Fed carries out its $120 billion a month asset purchase program, the resulting…
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