2008 vs. 2020 Part Two: Fiscal Policy
Posted September 7, 2022
The new Macro Watch video, the second in a series, compares the Fiscal Policy Response to the Crisis of 2008 with the Fiscal Policy Response
Tag Archives: US Budget Deficit
Credit, Economic Growth and Inflation To Slow
Posted July 9, 2021
Credit growth in the United States has peaked. Since Credit Growth drives Economic Growth, that means economic growth has also peaked. This strongly suggests that Inflation will
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
Interview: Are We Heading Towards Massive Inflation?
Posted April 16, 2021
I was recently interviewed for the first time by Marco Santarelli for the Passive Real Estate Investing podcast. Our discussion focused on the outlook for Inflation.
Will Bond Yields Spike and Crush The Markets?
Posted February 28, 2021
A rout in the bond market last week sent government bond yields sharply higher and the price of a broad range of speculative assets painfully
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
Life During Wartime
Posted March 25, 2020
A wartime effort will be required to defeat the Coronavirus and prevent the US economy from collapsing into a Depression. But this war is very different
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
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.
Seigniorage: Simple, Short and $1.7 Trillion Sweet
Posted May 9, 2019
The new Macro Watch video describes the enormous windfall profits the US Government and, therefore, US taxpayers earn as the result of Seigniorage every year.