The Fed

Patrick Barron explains how and why negative interest rates arise.

Congress seems set to reform the Fed, but what we really need is Fed competition.

The Fed says it can use a "neutral interest rate" to set policy. But, Fed economists don't understand how the neutral rate works.

At different times and in different places, Fed officials have changed their stories about whether or not bubbles can be seen before they pop.

As we wait to see what 2017 has in store for us, at least we can enjoy watching Krugman continue to destroy his reputation 140 characters at a time.

If the US dollar begins to return to monetary sanity — for now — other currencies will face grave threats to their monetary status quo.

We lost one of the great scholars this week with the passing of Ralph Raico.

Statistics issued by the federal government about the economy — from CPI to GDP — are fake, and our guest John Williams of Shadowstats.com explains how and why.

The Fed still suffers from a trust deficit.

Donald Trump's Twitter account is steering the market, the consequence of America substituting markets for central planners.