Trump’s Tariffs May Still Pop History’s Greatest Credit Bubble
Posted May 13, 2025
Over the past 55 years since Dollars ceased to be backed by Gold, the global economy has inflated into the largest Credit Bubble in history
Tag Archives: Interest Rates
Podcast: Economic Collapse or Growth? America’s Crossroads
Posted November 21, 2024
I recently had a very interesting conversation with Keith Weinhold in an interview for Get Rich Education. We began by discussing the FOUR GREAT THREATS
Highly Recommended New Interview. Listen now.
Posted October 28, 2024
I was recently interviewed by Hunter Thompson for the Cash Flow Connections podcast. This was a particularly good interview. I hope you will listen to it
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
Wealth Bonanza: Risks and Opportunities
Posted June 26, 2024
There has been an extraordinary surge in Wealth in the United States since the end of 2019. Household Wealth soared by $44 trillion or by
From Balanced Trade To Globalization
Posted June 13, 2024
When Money ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago, our economic system began to function very differently than it had up until then.
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
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.
Recession in 2024?
Posted December 29, 2023
Will the United States fall into Recession in 2024? Trends in Credit Growth suggest it will. It is important to monitor and forecast trends in
Bears Beware: Rate Cuts Ahead
Posted November 27, 2023
The stock market and the bond market have both rallied sharply this month on the belief that interest rates have peaked and that the Fed
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
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,
Interview: The Credit Bubble Popped
Posted February 18, 2023
I was recently interviewed by Addison Wiggin for his podcast The Wiggin Sessions. Addison is a financial writer, publisher, filmmaker and the author or co-author
The Fed May Lose $50 Billion in 2023
Posted November 15, 2022
Last year, if the Fed had been a corporation, it would have been the most profitable corporation in the world. It earned $108 billion. Apple earned
Interview: The Perfect Storm, Part One
Posted July 23, 2022
I was recently interviewed by Marco Santarelli for the Passive Real Estate Investing Podcast. The main theme running through our conversation is the perfect storm
More Pain Ahead: Rates To Rise, Stocks To Fall
Posted June 18, 2022
The Fed hiked the Federal Funds Rate by a larger than expected 75 basis point on Wednesday to a range between 1.5% and 1.75%. Given that
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
The End Of The Fed Put
Posted May 14, 2022
For a very long time now, every time the stock market has fallen significantly, the Fed has intervened, in one way or the other, to push it back