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
Tag Archives: Monetary Policy
The Euro vs. The Dollar
Posted November 23, 2020
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Macro Watch has focused primarily on the economic policy response to the crisis in the United States. The new Macro Watch
Stimulus and Your Wealth
Posted October 30, 2020
Household Wealth plunged by a record-breaking $7.2 trillion during the first quarter of 2020. It then recovered all of that and more, $7.6 trillion, during the
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
Trillions At Stake In Upcoming FOMC
Posted September 11, 2020
A lot is riding on the Fed’s FOMC meeting next week. One misstep could send asset prices crashing. The new Macro Watch video discusses the factors
Interview: Melt Up or Melt Down?
Posted September 6, 2020
I was recently interviewed by Cris Sheridan for Financial Sense Newshour. This was a succinct conversation that addressed many of the issues that most concern
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
McAlvany Interview: Very Highly Recommended!
Posted August 15, 2020
David McAlvany knows how to conduct a great interview. His McAlvany Weekly Commentary podcast is one of the most respected in the industry. I’ve spoken with David
Melt Up? What If The Fed Creates $2 Trillion More By Year End
Posted August 9, 2020
The Fed is likely to create significantly more money during the rest of this year than it has led the market to expect. If it does,
Interview: Covid vs. Creditism
Posted July 24, 2020
I was recently interviewed by Robert Helms and Russell Gray for The Real Estate Guys Podcast. Please find the link to the interview below. Topics include:
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
Yield Curve Control Coming Soon
Posted June 27, 2020
The Fed is likely to adopt Yield Curve Control as its primary policy tool to manage the level of interest rates in the United States. The
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
Stocks: Boom or Bust?
Posted June 13, 2020
It is difficult to imagine a worse economic environment. The US economy is expected to contract by between one third and one half during the
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
Gold Is Not A Sure Bet
Posted May 30, 2020
The new Macro Watch video discusses how and why the price of Gold has moved up and down since 1970; and it warns that an
When Creditism Met Covid-19
Posted May 16, 2020
Our economic system, Creditism, was fragile and on government life support before the Coronavirus hit the United States. Now it is in intensive care. The new
Interview: Lessons From The Covid-19 Crisis
Posted May 3, 2020
I have done a lot of podcast interviews recently discussing the dire economic consequences brought about by the Coronavirus and what must be done to