America’s Wealth Miracle Is On Shaky Ground
Posted December 26, 2024
The United States is experiencing an extraordinary surge in wealth. During the third quarter of 2024 alone, U.S. household wealth increased by $4.8 trillion, bringing
Tag Archives: Credit
The Existential Threat of a Debt Deflation Depression
Posted October 8, 2024
Total Credit in the United States hit $100 trillion during the third quarter, a 100-fold increase in 60 years. This must be viewed as history’s greatest
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
Podcast: What Austrian Economists Are Afraid To Tell You.
Posted July 30, 2024
Austrian Economics teaches that credit leads to economic booms and that all economic booms bust. Prominent Austrian economists today warn that the United States has
Government Debt Since 1914
Posted July 25, 2024
The United States stopped backing Dollars with Gold in 1968. That change enabled the US Government to borrow on a scale that was enormous compared with
From Capitalism To Creditism
Posted June 6, 2024
Capitalism didn’t survive the 20th Century. When Money ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago, many of the constraints that had regulated economic
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
Weak Credit Growth May Force The Fed To Cut Rates
Posted April 26, 2024
Total Credit in the United States first exceeded $1 trillion in 1964. This quarter it will blow past $100 trillion. This 100-fold increase in Credit
Is China Turning Japanese?
Posted March 28, 2024
The world has become aware that China is experiencing its worst economic crisis in many decades. Many people have begun to wonder if China is
Macro Watch: 10 Years Old Today
Posted October 20, 2023
Since October 20th, 2013, in more than 100 hours of videos, Macro Watch has explained the evolution of our economic system and the new forces
Credit Trends Suggest A Recession Ahead
Posted September 28, 2023
This week, Macro Watch looks at trends in Credit Growth and Wealth Creation; and explains why those trends suggest the US economy will soon fall
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
Great New Books Network Podcast Interview
Posted August 7, 2023
The New Books Network recently invited me to be a guest on their podcast to discuss my latest book, The Money Revolution. This turned into a
Higher For Longer Interest Rates May Rattle Markets
Posted June 29, 2023
This week Macro Watch examines the most recent trends in Credit Growth. It focuses on two important developments revealed in The Financial Accounts Of The
Lending Slowdown Suggests Rate Hike Pause
Posted May 26, 2023
Fed Chairman Powell has said that the recent turmoil in the banking sector is likely to cause bank lending to slow; and that slower bank
The Uncertain Outlook For Asset Prices
Posted April 27, 2023
Home prices in the US are falling and it is very probable that they will continue to fall. The future direction of stock prices, however,
Unchartered Territory
Posted April 14, 2023
Last year, Total Credit in the United States expanded by $5.1 trillion to $93.5 trillion. Total Credit first exceeded $1 trillion in 1964. Next year it will
New Interview. Highly Recommended. Top Traders Unplugged.
Posted October 22, 2022
Today I would like to share with you a very interesting discussion I had recently with Kevin Coldiron and Niels Kaastrup-Larsen for the Top Traders
Creditism In Crisis?
Posted October 16, 2022
Another set of very bad Inflation numbers was released on Thursday. The headline CPI index was up 8.2% from one year ago, little changed from the
Interview: Brutal Wealth Destruction
Posted May 27, 2022
Stocks and bonds have experienced a brutal selloff so far this year and the worst may still be ahead, with property prices likely to be