I. Introduction Remember the quaint old days of 2019? We were told the US economy was in great shape. Inflation was low, jobs were plentiful, GDP was growing. And frankly, if covid had not come along, there is a pretty good chance Donald Trump would have been reelected. At an event in 2019, my friend and economist Dr. Bob Murphy said something very interesting about the political schism in this country. He said: If you think America is divided now, what would things...
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Some experts hold that the key to economic growth is to strengthen the labor market, which is based on the view that because of the reduction in the number of unemployed workers, more individuals can afford to increase spending. As a result, economic growth follows suit. The Expanding Pool of Savings—Not Declining Unemployment—Is the Key for Economic Growth However, the key driver of economic growth is an expanding pool of savings, not the state of the labor market....
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This via the folks at eFX. Credit Agricole CIB Research argues that it would be premature for the SNB to resume its intervention against CHF strength around current levels. “We note that the wild fluctuations of global bonds, stocks and exchange rates may make it more difficult for market participants to find a “concrete indication” of FX intervention from the data,” CACIB notes. “We further think that following the hawkish shift of its policy outlook in June, it...
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In Deutschland ist das Crypto Mining ohnehin wenig profitabel. Doch durch den explosionsartigen Anstieg der Energiekosten in den letzten Wochen kam es weltweit zu großen Verschiebungen des Mining-Marktes. Crypto News: Energiekrise bremst Crypto Mining ausErst im letzten Jahr erlebten Crypto Miner mit dem Verbot des Minings in China eine intensive Herausforderung. In vielen chinesischen Provinzen wurde das Crypto Mining komplett verboten, so dass China als der...
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According to Federal Reserve minutes from last month, Fed officials expressed a willingness to push ahead with a tight interest rate stance to eradicate the inflationary menace. For most commentators, inflation is seen as a general increase in the prices of goods and services, so raising interest rates will soften the increase in prices. The logic here is that a tighter interest rate stance will weaken the demand for goods and services and bring the overall demand in...
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