Federal Reserve Under Scrutiny Ahead of Key Meeting
This week, the Federal Reserve will be in the spotlight as markets digest where the central bank stands on this rate-cutting cycle. A CNBC survey of economists and money managers…
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Inflation Ahead? Gold, Bitcoin Price Spikes Signal Weakening Dollar
Today, gold surged to a six-year high following signals from the Federal Reserve that rate cuts could be coming as soon as next month. While some believe that a more…
The One, Serious Problem with Trump’s Budget
Last week, President Trump released a budget plan that was widely praised by conservatives for reining in future spending. However, buried near the back of the budget (page 51) is…
George Gilder: Angry About Inequality? Here’s the Real Culprit… (VIDEO)
George Gilder is most recently the author the ground breaking The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does. He is a founding fellow of the Discovery…
Fed Up! Hillary Clinton in Cahoots with Attempted “Hostile Takeover” of the Fed
I’m fed up with the Fed too, with its chronic policy failures. A lot of evidence shows the Federal Reserve to be a prime cause of lackluster job growth and…
Hillary Clinton Elevates the Federal Reserve to God-Status
On Monday, Donald Trump stated what is essentially a fact to anyone who follows financial markets — the Federal Reserve has created a “false economy” that has artificially inflated the stock…
George Gilder: Here’s How to Achieve a Real Economic Recovery
George Gilder, author of The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does, recently joined Dawn Bennett on her radio show “Financial Myth Busting” to discuss…
Revealed! Donald Trump Promises Policies to Bring About the Greatest! Depression! Ever!
CNN recently reported on GOP presidential front runner Donald Trump’s stance(s) about the Fed: [J]ust two days ago, Trump tweeted that he thinks the Fed should be audited. This is…
Challenging the Fed’s “Inflated Reputation”
Last week at The American Spectator, Bob Luddy aimed some harsh criticism at the Federal Reserve, blaming the Fed’s policy of keeping interest rates artificially low with causing a decline in the…
Rand Paul Likens Fed to Soviet Politburo After Interest Rate Increase
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that it was raising interest rates for the first time in seven years. Surprisingly, longtime critic of zero interest rates Senator Rand Paul skipped…
Antiquated Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time in Nearly a Decade
Today, after seven years, the Federal Reserve finally took steps toward ending its failed zero-interest rate policy, announcing in a unanimous decision that it would raise the federal funds rate…
Carson Draws Liberal Ire for Criticism of Fed
With all the recent criticism heaped on the Federal Reserve by Republican candidates, I suppose a media backlash was inevitable. Timothy Lee, writing for Vox, has attacked Dr. Ben Carson’s comments…
Christie Slams Fed for Zero Interest Rates, Calls for Audit
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sat down with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo this week, where he condemned U.S. monetary policy under the Obama administration. Christie said the Federal Reserve’s zero…
Trump Is Right, Sorta; This Issue Could Be “Yuge”!
During the past two weeks, Donald Trump has made claims that Janet Yellen is keeping interest levels low to help Obama and the Democrats: “This is a political thing, keeping these…
Trump Attacks Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve, Again
Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of U.S. monetary policy Friday, accusing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen of artificially keeping interest rates low as a favor to President Obama. …
Negative Interest Rates? Is the Fed Delusional?
The latest jobs report is lackluster — just 142,000 jobs were added to the economy in September. The labor force participation rate is now down to its lowest level since…
Incomes Decline Again, But Will GOP Candidates Speak Out?
Last week, new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed inflation-adjusted median income slipping to $53,657 in 2014, a drop from the previous year and a 6.5 percent drop…
WSJ Confesses Fed Has No Clue How to Restore Economy
The cyberworld is buzzing from Janet Yellen’s announcement she’s not yet going to permit interest rates to find their market level. Gradually, slowly but inexorably, even central bankers are beginning…
The Free Lunch That Never Was
Yesterday, the Federal Open Market Committee once again confirmed that they are unable to normalize the federal funds rate. The Fed promised they could save us in 2008 and then…
Zero Interest Rates and Uncharted Territory
At her June 17th press conference, Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated: Returning to monetary policy, as I noted, the Committee reaffirmed its view that the current 0 to ¼ percent…
