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How Bad Were Recessions before the Fed? Not as Bad as They Are Now

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Blog06/28/2022

The Federal Reserve was supposed to prevent recessions that people blamed on the lack of central banking. Not surprisingly, the post-Fed recessions have been worse.

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Economic Winter Has Arrived

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Blog06/28/2022

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and we know what follows, given there has been more than a decade of malinvestments building up: severe recession.

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The Great Crash of 2022

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Anyone who doubts whether we are in a recession can stop doubting. The Fed's reverse repos show that we're headed for a crash.

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A Perfect Storm Is Brewing in Banking and Finance

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Blog06/17/2022

Forget Jerome Powell's fanciful "soft landing" or the notion that the Fed can pull another rabbit from its hat. The banking system is headed for a crash and monetary authorities likely will make things worse.

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On the Digital Future of Markets and Money

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Blog06/14/2022

Digitization will undoubtedly bring great improvements and new opportunities for peoples’ lives. But digitization also has a downside.

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Austrian Economists Are Not Surprised by the Shortages

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Blog05/23/2022

While supporters of the Biden administration fault Putin for shortages, Austrian economists know the answer lies in Washington's monetary and economic mismanagement.

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It's Not Just the USA: The Economic Instability Is Global

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Blog05/21/2022

The combination of covid lockdowns, money pumping, and attempts to force a new green economy are taking their toll. This is not going away any time soon.

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The Fed's Latest Housing Bubble

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Blog05/21/2022

After the 2008 housing bust, the government supposedly set up a fail-safe mortgage program aimed at preventing future bubbles. It failed.

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It Just Might Be Time to Listen to the Austrians

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Blog05/18/2022

The latest Keynesian money-printing and spending schemes are blowing up. It is time to hear what the Austrians have to say.

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Federal Reserve Policies Aimed at Creating Price Stability Bring About Economic Instability

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Blog05/16/2022

While Fed policies openly try to make prices "stable," the central bank actually is creating economic instability and an impoverished economy.

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