Category: Debt
Will a Black Swan Shake Up New Zealand’s Economy?
When a black swan event happens, it has a major effect as a result. Then, with the benefit of hindsight, we tend to over-rationalise the event.
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Three
The foundations of our ‘rock star’ economy may be crumbling. If a collapse comes it could have an effect on our savings.
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Two
It’s hard to deny it: all the signs of a potential downturn are there. We’ve had a fantastic bull run, but it’s almost certainly running out of steam.
11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part One
These 11 signs may just be the prelude to a seismic shift. This is rattling the economy, in NZ and around the world. Calling it a global economic crisis.
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.
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.
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.
The Fed Prepares for Mistake #3
Setting artificially low interest rates made the downtrend worse. Growth slowed further. The Swamp deepened. The empire grew bigger and more corrupt.
The Extinction of the Fiscal Conservative
The Democrats were early adopters of the ‘deficits don’t matter’ flapdoodle. Once in power, Republicans found it useful, too.
Tilling the Soil in the Garden of Catastrophe
Few notice that it is not an Eden that is being prepared…but a garden of catastrophe…