Trump Responds To Watchdog Report: Force Powell Off The Fed Board - Or Sue Him
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Ten-Year Treasury Yield Spikes To Highest Levels Since 2007, Near-Infinite AI ROI Drivers Render Corporate Borrowing Inelastic To Rates, etc...
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose again in July, with the headline Personal Consumption Expenditures index increasing 0.2% for the month and 3.7% from a year earlier.
15+ year Treasuries have returned -2% per year on average over the last 10 years, their worst performance in history.
If the people running these institutions can't clearly see the risks, how can investors or regulators?
...start with rule 11 in the board game Monopoly
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, a unanimous decision signaling that fighting inflation is the top priority. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh described the U.S. economy as resilient, but economist Steve Hanke argues the
The Fed hiked a quarter point. Peter explains why it will not stop the bond market, the dollar, or what is already coming for housing.
Tl;dr: As the market expected, The Fed hiked rates by 25bps (for the first time since July 2023) despite a trend lower in CPI over the last three months.
In Saturday's episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter breaks down the latest inflation report and what it means for the Federal Reserve's rate decision, arguing that a token rate hike would be more theater than substance.
US Fed Meeting: Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate hike in more than three years and indicated another to come, as part of an effort aimed at combating inflation
...at the fastest pace ever recorded
How will it impact stocks, gold, and rupee?
A primer on this fiat money tool
Monetary rules indicate interest rates are too low. September's FOMC meeting offers an opportunity for the Fed to correct course.
Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke is celebrated for the unprecedented interventions that supposedly saved the economy from depression after the 2008 financial meltdown...
In Tuesday's episode of his podcast, Peter breaks down why copper looks like a bargain relative to gold, even as prices for the industrial metal move higher.
Heading into the September 16 FOMC meeting, the debate over whether the Fed should raise rates or hold is heated.
This is the largest buyback in over 3 months.
Let's discuss the economic madness of Trump's threat although it's a ridiculous, idiotic bluff.
When the Fed monkeys with interest rates, it blindfolds the economy, spins it around, and puts banana peels along paths where it encourages it to go.
The Federal Reserve's fixation with "stable prices" has led to an unstable economy for the past century.
It will be a stretch for the Fed to pause for many reasons, not just the CPI.
...Prefers "Quieter" Fed...But the market remains confused... or just cherry-picking what it wants to hear...
The following analysis breaks down the Fed balance sheet in detail. It shows different parts of the balance sheet and how those amounts have changed. It also shows historical interest rate trends.
The Fed owns more than HALF of Treasuries maturing in 10–15 years.
America Is Sacrificing The Dollar
Treasuries, Treaties, and Treatises
The Fed's supposed independence from the Treasury has always been more rhetoric than reality, and recent friction between Treasury Secretary Bessent and the Fed over currency intervention shows how that rhetoric bends whenever cooperation is conven
Also, we have a severe clash between fed policy and Treasury bond manipulations.