Blame the Fed for ‘Shrinkflation’
(Ron Paul)—President Biden may have recently made history as the first president to discuss snack chips in the State of ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tag: Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Responsibility for Consumer and Government Debt Crises
(Ron Paul)—According to the Federal Reserve, credit card delinquencies increased by 50 percent in 2023, while consumer debt grew to ...
The Federal Mega-Debt is Here to Stay
(Mises)—US fiscal realities are well known. Total federal debt outstanding has now reached $34 trillion, up from $98 billion in 1981, ...
The Fed Claims the Banking System is “Sound and Resilient” — The Banks’ Balance Sheets Say Otherwise
(Mises)—The wordsmiths at the Federal Reserve wisely omitted the line about a “sound and resilient” banking system in its statement ...
The Fed to Force Healthy Banks Into a Sinking Lifeboat
(Schiff Gold)—Federal regulators are plotting a course that could see America’s sturdiest banks tied to a sinking lifeboat. This plan, ...
The Fed Prepares for a Bank Crisis While Telling Americans the Economy Is Strong
(Mises)—Last Thursday, Bloomberg reported that federal regulators are preparing a proposal to force US banks to utilize the Federal Reserve’s discount ...
New Bank Regulations Will Hurt Small Businesses and Middle-Class Borrowers the Most
(DCNF)—The rapid succession of bank failures last spring clearly spooked federal regulators at the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board, and ...
What Is a “Fed Pivot” and When Is It Likely to Happen?
(Mises)—Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome “Jay” Powell, recently sent mysterious shock waves into financial markets with comments that suggested ...
Ron Paul: Soft Landing or Hard Crash?
(Ron Paul)—A clip from the 1990 movie Home Alone where the lead character purchases groceries, household goods, and toys recently ...
Central Banks Brought Inflation — Now They Bring Stagnation
(Mises)—Although the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank’s message regarding interest rate cuts seems clear, reiterating their commitment to ...
