How Central Banks and Lockdowns Are Making the Crisis Worse
After 2018, the US economy was already headed toward a recession. But bailouts and lockdowns have made things even worse.
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Germany Pushes Back against the ECB’s Bailouts
The EU has now become essentially a makeshift, lawless regime designed to prop up bankrupt states. So much so, in fact, that even the German supreme court has become alarmed.
Can Monopoly Money Save the Stock Market? Or Will It Buy Stagnation?
Rather than spurring real economic gains, the Federal Reserve’s unorthodox QE program has supported and extended the debt grid and generated asset exuberance. But this can only go on as long as there's capacity for more debt.
Negative Interest Rates: Rewarding Profligacy
Why would an investor buy a bond that pays a negative interest rate? The answer lies in understanding how central banks manipulate the economy.
Negative Interest Rates: Rewarding Profligacy
Why would an investor buy a bond that pays a negative interest rate? The answer lies in understanding how central banks manipulate the economy.
The COVID Stimulus is the Government’s Latest Rejection of Say’s Law
No matter what levers are pulled by the fiscal and monetary authorities, stones will not be turned into bread.
How All That Extra Stimulus Money Could Lead to Price Inflation
More money creation doesn't necessarily mean higher consumer prices. But, if production is falling while consumers use their stimulus checks to buy food and clothing, we could see noticeable price inflation.
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How All That Extra Stimulus Money Could Lead to Price Inflation
More money creation doesn't necessarily mean higher consumer prices. But, if production is falling while consumers use their stimulus checks to buy food and clothing, we could see noticeable price inflation.
To Avoid a Collapse of the Eurozone, Europe Moves Closer to a European Megastate
Debt-ridden countries such as Italy will come to rely more and more on Germans and other northern Europeans to finance their debt. This will require a more unified Europe. Or the whole thing may collapse.
