Money Creation Since 1914
Posted July 11, 2024
Congress ended the requirement that the Federal Reserve hold Gold to back the Money it created in 1968. Afterward, there were no longer any constraints on
Tag Archives: Bank Reserves
Introducing Creditism 101
Posted May 30, 2024
From today, Macro Watch will begin rolling out a long series of short videos that will explain everything necessary to understand how the economy works
The Investor’s Podcast Interview 2024: Highly Recommended
Posted March 16, 2024
I recently joined Clay Finck on the We Study Billionaires Podcast on The Investor’s Podcast Network. If you only listen to one of my interviews
Large Budget Deficits Won’t Push Up Interest Rates
Posted February 11, 2024
Many people are concerned that the government’s large budget deficits will drain Liquidity and drive up US interest rates. This video explains why they won’t.
Investors Should Beware Money Destruction
Posted August 15, 2023
This week Macro Watch examines the liabilities of five large central banks to explain how central banks create Money to pay for the assets they
Liquidity’s Tightening. Watch Out!
Posted July 12, 2023
One of the main themes of Macro Watch is that Liquidity Determines The Direction Of Asset Prices. This week Macro Watch shows that Liquidity is contracting
TIP Interview: “One Of My Favorites This Year”
Posted November 4, 2022
“This is one of my favorite interviews of the year so far. Richard @PaperMoneyEcon brings the 🔥 fire,” tweeted Trey Lockerbie, regarding our recent conversation for The
A Synopsis Of The Money Revolution
Posted April 30, 2022
Today’s Macro Watch video provides a synopsis of my new book, The Money Revolution: How To Finance The Next American Century. It explains why I wrote
The Liquidity Tsunami Is About To End Abruptly
Posted September 25, 2021
On March 6th this year, Macro Watch published a video called “Liquidity Tsunami May Drive Asset Prices Much Higher”. It argued that during the months ahead
The Fed Is More Profitable Than Apple
Posted August 20, 2021
The Fed is enormously profitable. In fact, if it were a corporation, the Fed would have been the most profitable corporation in the world last year. Luckily
Liquidity Tsunami Update
Posted August 5, 2021
Bank Reserves topped $4 trillion for the first time last week. That is important because Bank Reserves are one measure of Liquidity in the Financial Markets. And
The Fed Is Preventing Negative Interest Rates Using Reverse Repos
Posted June 11, 2021
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
Will The Liquidity Tsunami Continue To Drive Asset Prices Higher?
Posted April 29, 2021
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
Interview: Liquidity, Inflation, Stocks and Property
Posted April 8, 2021
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.
Surging Money Supply Growth Won’t Cause Inflation
Posted March 26, 2021
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
Liquidity Surge Update
Posted March 23, 2021
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
Liquidity Tsunami Update
Posted March 12, 2021
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
Understand Money
Posted October 24, 2020
Monetary Policy is the US government’s most powerful economic policy tool. The Fed is currently creating $120 billion a month and pumping it into the
Bank Reserves Are Irrelevant. QE Works!
Posted October 16, 2020
Many people believe that when the Fed creates money through Quantitative Easing, that that money simply gets stuck in the banks as Bank Reserves and
The Velocity Of Money Is Irrelevant
Posted September 26, 2020
Although the subject of the new Macro Watch video is the irrelevance of Velocity in the 21stCentury, the video begins with a brief comment on