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
Tag Archives: Monetary Policy
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
Interview: Libertarianism, R. I. P.
Posted April 24, 2020
I was recently interviewed by Hunter Thompson for a Cash Flow Connections podcast. We discussed the economic, political and geopolitical consequences of the Coronavirus. This is
Interview: The Coronavirus Economy
Posted April 16, 2020
I had a really great conversation with my friend Andy Tanner for The Cashflow Academy recently. I highly recommend listening to this interview. It covers
28 Days (and $1.8 trillion) Later
Posted April 12, 2020
During the last four weeks, the Fed has prevented the complete collapse of the US economy by creating $1.8 trillion. It has used that new money
Recession or Depression?
Posted March 15, 2020
The United States economy will almost certainly fall into Recession this year because of the Coronavirus. The outcome, however, could be very much worse than that.
Thoughts On The Coronavirus
Posted March 1, 2020
In the Macro Watch video uploaded today, I share my thoughts on the Coronavirus. How long it is likely to last. How it has impacted
Recommended Interview: How Much Will The Fed Print This Time?
Posted December 24, 2019
I recently had a particularly interesting conversation with Cris Sheridan of Financial Sense Newshour. I highly recommend it. The topic? The most extraordinary Monetary
Household Wealth and Fed Policy
Posted December 19, 2019
Business Investment is weak in the United States despite the recent large corporate tax cuts. Household Consumption, however, is holding up. Relatively strong Consumption has
The Repo Crisis and The Fed: Part 4
Posted November 22, 2019
Quantitative Easing has resumed. On September 17th, overnight interest rates in the Repo Market shot up to 10%, four times higher than they should have
The Repo Crisis and The Fed: Part 2
Posted November 15, 2019
Monetary Policy is the government’s most important economic policy tool. If you really want to understand how the Fed conducts Monetary Policy, you must understand the
The Repo Crisis and The Fed
Posted November 13, 2019
On September 16th, the interest rate in the overnight Repo Market shot up to nearly 10%. It should have been below 2.25%. There was no shortage
Quantitative Easing Round Four
Posted October 12, 2019
A new round of Quantitative Easing began yesterday when the Fed announced that it would create $60 billion a month to buy US government securities.
Expect More Rate Cuts
Posted September 29, 2019
Credit Growth in the United States has been the most important driver of economic growth for decades, so it is important to monitor it closely. If