The Federal Reserve delivered another 75 basis point interest rate hike at its July FOMC meeting. This pushes the federal funds rate over the 2% threshold to between 2.25% and 2.5%…
Ed Dowd Explains the Four Converging Forces That Will Destroy the Economy (VIDEO)…
1.) Deflation of assets
2.) Out of control inflation
3.) Supply chain breakdowns
4.) Green New Deal policies that fail to address pressing issues.
Ed Dowd: “The Fed will say they’re fighting inflation and maybe raise [interest rates] one or two more times, but they’re making a huge policy error, and they can’t raise rates; they’re trapped. And that’s why a new monetary system is coming, and this is all smoke and mirrors, and there’s going to be all sorts of explanations as to why the economy is collapsing.”…
Fed Governor Christopher Waller Predicts We Have Reached Peak Inflation, Here Is What they Will Not Say…
Fed Governor Christopher Waller appeared on CNBC to announce we have reached peak inflation, and things will moderate from here. All of these fed moves are political moves, not monetary policy-based moves. Here’s the thing they will never admit to the non-institutional investor…
Fed Expects Interest Rates to Remain Zero Through 2022, GDP to Rebound by 5% Next Year…
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday projected that interest rates will remain near zero through 2022 and pledged to continue supporting a U.S. economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and the related lockdowns. The Federal Open Market Committee, in a unanimous statement, reiterated previous guidance that the benchmark federal fund rate will stay at a range […]
What in the World Is the Federal Reserve Thinking???…
You don’t use up all of your ammunition before the battle even begins. The U.S. economy has not even officially entered recession territory yet, although many experts are definitely anticipating one in 2020. When that recession arrives, the Federal Reserve is going to want as much ammunition to fight it as possible. So I was […]
At Press Conference, Fed Chair Powell Refuses to Answer Whether Wall Street Banks Are Too Big to Manage…
Following a lack of liquidity on Wall Street, which necessitated the Federal Reserve having to provide $53 billion on Tuesday and another $75 billion on Wednesday to normalize overnight lending in the repo market, the Chairman of the Fed, Jerome (Jay) Powell held his press conference at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The press gathering followed both […]
Fed Cuts Rates, Cites Weakening Exports and Low Inflation…
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, citing weakening exports and low inflation. The reduction, which lowered the federal funds rate to a range of 1.75 percent to 2 percent, was the central bank’s second in as many meetings. In July, the Fed lowered rates for the first […]
Trump Blasts Fed Chief Powell: No Guts, No Sense, No Vision!…
POWELL: FED IS NOT FORECASTING OR EXPECTING RECESSION…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank’s pivot this year to lower interest rates has helped sustain U.S. economic growth. Speaking during a forum in Zurich, the central bank leader gave mostly positive reviews to where the U.S. stands now, even while much of the rest of the world weakens. “The Fed […]
Here it Comes: The Most Important Week of The Year…
The “most important week of the year” is finally here, when in addition to an avalanche of economic data including US payrolls, European PMIs, BOE and BOJ announcements, and the restart of US-China trade talks, we are in for a historic treat with the Fed set to cut rates for the first time in over […]