Audit The Fed? Here’s A Better Idea.
Posted February 27, 2025
The Fed’s Costliest Mistake? Elon Musk recently said that DOGE will audit the Fed—but the truth is, the Fed is already audited every year by
Tag Archives: Bank Reserves
The Debt Ceiling Crisis: Bust or Boom Ahead?
Posted January 2, 2025
Debt Ceiling 2025: How It Impacts Liquidity and Financial Markets As of January 1, 2025, the U.S. debt ceiling is back in effect, reinstated at
Learn How The Fed Creates “Money” from The Fed’s H.4.1 Report
Posted November 13, 2024
The Federal Reserve wields extraordinary power over the economy through its ability to create – or destroy – “money” at will. Yet, while many people
Do You Know How The Fed Cuts Interest Rates?
Posted September 24, 2024
You will have heard that the Fed reduced the Federal Funds Rate by 50 basis points last week. But do you know HOW the Fed
Balancing on the Edge: Critical Factors Impacting Markets in 2024
Posted August 22, 2024
The new Macro Watch video examines six critical factors that could have an outsized impact on the economy and the financial markets during the months
Credit Creation Drives The Economy Now
Posted August 8, 2024
When the United States stopped backing Dollars with Gold in 1968, that change unleashed an explosion of Credit that fundamentally altered the nature of our
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
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.