Financial Markets

Adherents of MMT present their ideas in the form of a hydra. Shoot down one idea and another pops up that is just as preposterous. This is no accident.

As the economy begins to slow, the results of the Fed's money pumping are showing up in mergers and acquisitions.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent inflation news, broader chaos in financial markets, and another round of funding for Ukraine.

Life lesson: Figure out what you love and do it and learn another language and get yourself a motorcycle and drive around the world.

It is easy to blame the covid-19 lockdowns for the weakening Chinese economy, but that would be a gross simplification.

This week Jeff is solo with very special guest Jimmy Rogers, the famed investor, Alabama native, and fan of Austrian economics.

Jeff talks to Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals about why gold still plays a major role in the global economy. 

Keith Weiner is founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, an investment firm that pays interest on gold, and the founder of the Gold Standard Institute USA.

Bob and Jeff get into the weeds of Disney's shareholders, revenues, and holdings in light of the company's recent spat with Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

States continue to seek new ways to make the financial system an “economic chokepoint” enabling the state to crack down on specific organizations, individuals, or activities.