Category: Bill Bonner
Our Financial Situation Could Always Be Worse
Let’s face it: our financial situation is bad, and it’s getting worse. Neither the president nor the people aiming to replace him have a good plan.
The Fed Must Offer More Repo Credit as More People Take It
This morning, Thanks to the Fed, there will be more money than there was yesterday. And yesterday, there was more than the day before.
How Long Before SoftBank Blows Up Too?
In the news is word that Mr Neumann has been let go. The poor man is on his own, after SoftBank took control of his company.
This Year’s Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics Didn’t Deserve It
The Nobel Prize receives a great deal of press and attention. But is it really all that it’s cracked up to be? Here’s why this year’s winners are overrated.
The Feds Add Liquidity to Sustain Economic Expansion
Are you hoping to retire on the new money coming from the Federal Reserve? Well, guess what. You are likely to be seriously disappointed.
The Feds Interfere in Markets and Multiply Corruption Opportunities
The amounts are staggering. But the process is old and familiar. As the feds interferes in markets, opportunities for corruption multiply.
The Fed Is Back to Robbing the Middle Class to Reward the Rich
The Fed is injecting money into the system as part of its ‘reserve management’ programme; it began this week with $7.5 billion.
Rigging the Federal Reserve Made the Rich Richer
The feds had their funny money; they weren’t going to give it up. And they weren’t going to back off from any of their spending.
Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Are Not Real Capitalists
‘I’m not [a capitalist],’ Bernie reassured voters. But Ms Warren is not a capitalist either. And neither is Mr Trump.
Global Authorities Aren’t Waiting for a Crisis to Move Toward More Debt
Warren Buffett says you can never go right by betting against a US business. But so far this century, that bet has been a winner.
The Rich Will Be Scapegoats for the Next Financial Crisis
In 2007, total US debt, public and private, was under $50 trillion. Today, it’s over $73 trillion.
China May Decide When the Next US Financial Crisis Comes
Donald Trump needs to claim victory in t the Chinese trade war. But the Chinese may have hold of him.
Inflation Will Eliminate Excess Debt
The good news is that if inflation is what they want, inflation is what they’ll get. But not necessarily the tame, friendly, housebroken inflation.
We Can’t ‘Grow Our Way Out’ of Debt
Total US debt now approaches $74 trillion. The economy that supports this debt has grown steadily, but nowhere near fast enough to keep up with it.
In the Next Crisis, Both Warren and Trump Will Push Towards More Inflation
We are in an Inflate-or-Die trap now — more debt, more phoney prices, and more fake money.