Inflation Can Get Much Worse
Mark looks at the impact of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, where the government's monetary policy is manifesting itself in some interesting ways.
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The Political Response to our Banking Crisis
Ryan and Tho welcome Peter St. Onge to discuss the political response to the recent turmoil in the banking system.
The Other Covid Crisis: Prospects for Recovery from Pandemic Policies
The F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin.
Looming Bank Failures Point to More Price Inflation as Real Wages Fall Again
Even if Powell is sincere in this stated desire to slay inflation with more rate hikes, recent bank failures will put the Fed under enormous pressure to end its rate hikes and to once again embrace easy money to save the banks and Wall Street.
A Bank Crisis Was Predictable. Was the Fed Lying or Blind?
Welcome to Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?, where the rules are made up and the dollars don’t matter. Or at least that seems to be the view of the Yellen regime.
It Turns Out That Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk
Federal authorities want us to believe that by bailing out Silicon Valley Bank, they have prevented a financial crisis. Instead, we will have a crisis with bailouts.
The Fed’s Malfeasance after SVB
Did the central bank break the law by effectively authorizing unsecured loans to banks based on the face value—rather than significantly lower market value—of those banks' Treasury holdings?
Bank Failures: Runs and Funds
Mark explains why SVB Bank and Signature Bank failed, and why it was bound to happen.
The Fed’s Huge Monetary Overhang Keeps Job Totals Up as Real Wages Fall
The current job market strength partly reflects the ongoing monetary overhang from years of breakneck growth in money-supply inflation. The $6 trillion in money that was newly created since 2020 is still very much a factor.
