Category: Interest Rates
The Feds Keep Inflating, But Someone Has to Pay America’s Debts
It doesn’t really matter whether you vote Republican or Democrat. There’s no escaping the mounting debt burden that America is now facing.
Most of the Rich Aren’t Corrupt
It’s become fashionable to blame the rich for every ill in society today. But here’s why we should take a deeper look at what’s under the surface.
The Rich’s Reputation Keeps Getting Worse
It’s now open season on the rich in America. Elizabeth Warren has declared her intention to tax them more, punish them more. Is this sensible?
A Lagging Economy Is Following Trump to the 2020 Ballot Box
Trump came into office promising that he would boost the economy. But all he’s done is rack up enormous spending and debt. Here’s how it’s all panning out.
A Trade War Win Won’t Boost the U.S. Economy Enough
Is Donald Trump about to declare victory in the trade war? Don’t be too happy about it. We haven’t seen any benefit to the economy just yet.
The Berlin Wall Was One of the Dumbest Experiments in Economic History
The Berlin Wall was designed to cut the East off from the West. It was a disaster. Here’s why it all went wrong for the communists.
Interest Rate Surprise Highlights the Real Risk
In an unexpected move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept the OCR interest rate fixed at 1%. What does this mean for the Kiwi economy?
Our Doom Index Hasn’t Been This High Since 2008
Is an economic crash imminent? Here’s a hint: the last time our Doom Index was this high was in 2008. Here’s what’s at stake.
Fed Interference Hinders Americans’ Happiness
Thomas Jefferson believed that the secret to American happiness was non-interference in the affairs of others. How are we faring so far?
SoftBank’s Fall Foreshadows More Business Collapses to Come
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has run into serious turbulence. Here’s why this issue is just a prelude of something much worse.
Consistently Spending More Than a Nation Can Afford Causes Its Fall
America won’t be the first nation ruined by a corrupt elite, runaway spending, and a too-powerful military. The formula is classic.
The Deep State Already Runs the Country
How come the Deep State is out to get Donald Trump? It’s a complicated answer, but it comes down to greed and mismanagement.
Donald Trump Steps in and Funds The Swamp
As we showed, the man from Queens has turned out to be the best friend the Swamp and military-industrial complex ever had.
Trump Shouldn’t Take Credit for the Last Few Quarters of Economic Expansion
Everybody loves an economic expansion. Probably none more so than Trump. But is he actually overreaching by taking credit for it?
The European Central Bank Is an Aggressive Manipulator
A central banker should be passive…unnoticeable…and immovable, like a rock…dumb and reliable. But the European Central Bank is breaking all these rules.