Category Archives: National debt

The Fed Just Printed More Money Than Bitcoin’s Entire Market Cap

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Anyone worried about federal spending? Maybe we all should be. More money in circulation may be good for President Trump’s re-election campaign – but may not be so good for regular citizens who have their money in savings accounts. – … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 election, Bitcoin, Crypto, Donald Trump, Dow Jones, Economics, Elections, Federal budget, Federal Reserve, Finance, government, Investing, Money, National debt

5 ways the Fed’s interest rate decisions affect you

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

Sarah Foster of Bankrate – You don’t want to hit the snooze button when the Federal Reserve decides to raise or lower rates. The central bank of the U.S. – also known as the Fed – is charged by Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Controversial, Credit, Dow Jones, Economics, Investing, Loans, Money, National debt, Politics, Thought-Provoking Analysis, United States, wealth

The Beginning Of The End Of The Dollar

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

By Rick Mills – Donald Trump will go down in history for many things, including a justice department investigation into US-Russian collusion in the 2016 election, a guilty verdict for his former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, and a guilty plea … Continue reading →

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“This time is different” – Are those the four most dangerous words in economics?

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

The Flattening Yield Curve By Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Today, policymakers are paying increased attention to the so-called flattening yield curve — the difference in yields between long-term and short-term Treasury bonds. For the past 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Federal budget, Finance, Money, National debt, Thought-Provoking Analysis, United States

Should the GOP break the anti-tax pledge?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

By Ken Feltman   Writing about people I know is never easy and, in effect, that is what Politico is asking when they ask me to write about whether Republicans should break their anti-tax pledge. Grover Norquist has had an enormous impact … Continue reading →

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