Hyperinflation RETURNS to Venezuela

Hyperinflation RETURNS to Venezuela

It’s only the hyperinflation that gets to do the eating....

Bank of Japan Remains an Outlier

A big bet on deflation…...

How A Country Loses Its Currency Reserve Status

The U.S. dollar enjoys the world reserve currency status due to numerous factors. Legal and...

"Great Deal Of Uncertainty": Walmart Slides On Disappointing Guidance, Forecasts 2nd Straight Annual Profit Decline

Viewed as the unofficial end of earnings season, Walmart’s just reported Q4 earnings also served...

How the Fed Messes With People's Lives From a Mortgage Rate Perspective

Let’s compare monthly payments at 3.0 percent to payments at 6.50 percent on a home...

US Treasury 10Y Yield Up 8.5 Basis Points To 3.91% As Expectations of Fed Rate Hikes Escalate To 5.23% By June 2023 FOMC Meeting

It is the start to a trading week after yesterday’s pause for President’s Day. And...

Is Switzerland About to Become First Country to Outlaw a Cashless Society?

As in neighboring Germany and Austria, cash is still king in Switzerland albeit a much...

Comments From Lacy Hunt on the Fed's Current Money Supply Numbers

Let’s go over recent money supply numbers with a spotlight on the Fed’s H.8 asset...

Social Security is a Huge Problem, Blaming Republicans Won't Solve the Crisis

Social Security is funded on a PayGo basis. By law, benefits will be reduced in...

Want Less Corruption? Try Having Smaller Government

People can never be made incorruptible. We can, however, design governmental systems filled with checks...

Forget the Liquidity Trap—Loose Monetary Policies Cause Recessions

Advocates of Keynesian economics believe the Federal Reserve should pursue policies that will prevent the...

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