Category: Bill Bonner
The Interest Rate Cut Was the Biggest Mistake in Federal Reserve History
The Federal Reserve whittled down its key lending rate by 25 basis points, this interest rate cut was probably the biggest mistake in Fed history.
Beyond Meat’s Stock Attracts ‘Dumb Money’
Beyond Meat — a company that sells imitation meat products — got whacked with a 12% loss. That still left it nearly 10 times above its initial offer price.
Donald Trump and Elijah Cummings Are Both Betraying Voters
When you accuse someone of being ‘pusillanimous,’ it has real meaning. As does ‘ignorant.’ Or ‘vain.’
How ‘Free Money’ Has Changed Baltimore
We love Baltimore. Whenever we are in the city, we feel like a half-wit teenager visiting a municipal zoo.
The House Passes Budget Deal to Increase Military Spending
Inflation changes markets, economies, and even the way people think. For example people and businesses look at the way the military has been spending
Why Negative Interest Rates Don’t Stimulate the Economy
It was in the early 1970s that the idea of ‘stimulating’ an economy began to take hold, first among progressives.
It’s All Part of Trump’s Plan…
‘It’s all part of a plan,’ explained a colleague. ‘Trump is not book smart; he’s smart like a fox.’ ‘He knows that Americans need to see some economic improvement in time for the next election. And there really isn’t any.
Dinner with America’s 0.01%
Life is about holding on to what you’ve got. This wing of the .01% has money so old that most have forgotten how it was made.
Why Both Political Parties Favour Inflation
The Fed lowers rates. More money flows into asset prices. People think their stocks are worth more. But they are probably less valuable.
Inflation Has Distorted The US Markets
What kind of capitalism is it when the capitalists drive up their share prices rather than producing goods and services that they can sell at a profit?
The Federal Reserve Will Inflate the Economy Further
The Fed has to inflate the financial sector with more cheap credit, or the boom will die.
The Markets Have Been Censored by the Feds
The money is fake. Interest rates are artificial. Prices are fraudulent. And today, the price signals are worthless.
America’s Fake Money Will Get More Fake
The guardians of the world’s most important measures of value said they would lend more fake money at even fakier interest rates.
Trump’s Trade War: Just More Swamp Food
Politics got a boost with the election of Donald J Trump. Before his administration took over, trade was very low on the feds’ agenda.
The Financial World’s Most Popular Delusion
Short-term finance is great for short-term speculators. But it is bad for business. You can’t build a real, prosperous economy with overnight money.