Fractional Reserves and the Fed
In this testimony to Congress, Joseph Salerno describes how to fix the problem of fractional reserve banking.
The Fed
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The Fed Is Seizing Even More of the Marketplace
The Fed is prepared to squeeze out what little is left of the free market forces in the debt market. The Fed wants full control so it can do "whatever it takes" to keep interest rates from rising above its very-low targets.
What the World’s Central Banks are Planning for Brexit
The monetary czars at the world’s central banks are coming to terms with the fact that a no-deal Brexit now seems to be the most likely outcome.
The Birth of a Monster
As flaws in the system of fractional-reserve free banking began to appear, private central bank-like institutions known as clearinghouses sprang up, and they helped pave the way for the Fed.
Daniel Lacalle on the Central Bank Tightrope
Daniel Lacalle and Jeff Deist discuss the absurd reactions to the Fed's tiny interest rate hikes.
10. This One Simple Fed Trick Earns the Bankers Billions
Bob explains the new Fed procedure of "paying interest on reserve balances".
Danielle DiMartino Booth on the Fragile Fed Narrative
Jeff Deist and Danielle DiMartino Booth discuss Fed Chairman Jay Powell's performance to date and whether Austrians and permabears overestimate the Fed's influence on the economy.
The Myth of Synchronized Growth and the Era of Secular Stagnation
We have been hearing from central banks that we were living in a synchronized growth territory. Well, it wasn’t the case.
Daniel Lacalle on the Biggest Bubble of All
Daniel Lacalle and Jeff Deist discuss why all of us have a stake in seeing central bank balance sheets shrink.
Transparency or Deception: What the Fed Was Saying in 2007
What the Fed was saying in 2007 suggests the central bank was practicing either deception, incompetence, or a combination of both.
