The Fed Has A Big Problem
Posted September 4, 2021
On Friday, the jobs report showed that only 235,000 new jobs were created in the United States during August. That was well below expectations of 728,000 new jobs. Up until
Tag Archives: Macroeconomics
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
When The Fed Tapers QE, Will Asset Prices Crash?
Posted May 28, 2021
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
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
Speech: How Capitalism Died & Where That Leave Us
Posted April 23, 2021
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
How To Learn The Most From Macro Watch
Posted April 20, 2021
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
Debt, Credit and Wealth Soared In 2020
Posted April 10, 2021
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
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.
Interview: Why Asset Prices Could Keep Surging
Posted April 3, 2021
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
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
Credit: A Year Like No Other
Posted January 2, 2021
The latest Macro Watch video looks at some of the extraordinary developments in US credit and wealth during the first three quarters of 2020. It
What The US Must Learn From Japan
Posted November 27, 2020
The new Macro Watch video compares the Japanese economic policy response to Covid-19 with that of the United States – in terms of its impact on
Dire Consequences Without New Stimulus
Posted October 3, 2020
If Congress fails to pass a new economic rescue bill soon, the United States is likely to experience a new severe economic downturn that could
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
Interview: Did Greenspan Lie To Me?
Posted August 26, 2020
In January 2017, Bill Bonner, founder of Agora Financial, organized a roundtable discussion with Alan Greenspan in the hot seat. I was one of a dozen
The Biden Plan For R&D
Posted August 22, 2020
Joe Biden has announced a plan for the government to invest $300 billion in Research and Development over the next four years if he becomes
Future Prosperity Depends On Government Debt
Posted July 27, 2020
The most important thing to know about macroeconomics in the 21st Century is that Credit Growth Drives Economic Growth. In the United States, when Total
Interview: Surviving The Covid Crisis
Posted July 2, 2020
I had a really good conversation with Patrick Donohoe for the Wealth Standard podcast recently. I enjoyed this interview. Its length made it possible to go into
Interview: “Will There Be A New Depression?” with Robert Kiyosaki
Posted June 17, 2020
Listen as host Robert Kiyosaki and guest Richard Duncan, author of the international bestseller, “The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures,” discuss how the current financial crisis
Watch This Speech: How The Economy And Financial Markets Really Work Today
Posted June 6, 2020
If you want to understand how the economy really works today and the forces driving the financial markets in the 21stCentury, watch this presentation I