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It would appear that the central planners of the Bank of England have very short or very selective memories. After adopting unprecedented easing measures during the covid crisis and after supporting the government in its efforts to flood the economy with fresh cash during that same period, the central bank has put itself in a particularly unenviable position.  With inflation soaring and living costs exploding for most consumers and taxpayers, hiking...

Wie genau dieser Regulator aussehen wird, ist noch nicht im Detail bekannt. Derzeit sprechen Offizielle lediglich von einem „Regulatory Body“, der Autorität über den Crypto-Sektor haben wird. Es ist jedoch anzunehmen, dass damit eine neue staatliche Organisation kreiert werden wird. Crypto News: EU plant Einführung eines speziellen Crypto-RegulatorsDamit kommt es zur Einführung einer sechsten Autorität des Finanzsektors, die das Ziel verfolgt, Geldwäsche innerhalb...

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis of 2011-12 was the final nail in the post-Cold War Globalization coffin; it proved beyond a doubt that a global money/credit/collateral crisis was not a one-time event (the GFC) but a permanent, reoccurring disorder. Now, it maybe back. ****EP. 275 REFERENCES**** RealClear Markets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7 Epoch Times Columns: https://bit.ly/39ESkRf ****THE EPISODES**** YouTube: https://bit.ly/310yisL Vurbl: https://bit.ly/3rq4dPn Apple:...

Overview: After retreating most of last week, the US dollar has extended yesterday’s gains today. The Canadian dollar is the most resilient, while the New Zealand dollar is leading the decline with a nearly 0.75% drop ahead of the central bank decision first thing tomorrow. The RBNZ is expected to deliver its fourth consecutive 50 bp hike. Most emerging market currencies are lower as well, led by central Europe. Equities in Asia Pacific and Europe are mostly higher...

Precious metals markets continued rallying this week. Investors weighed new inflation data showing price pressures in the economy are finally slowing. Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report came in slightly lower than expected for a change. The CPI rose 8.5% on an annualized basis in July. Normally such a reading would be nothing to cheer about. But the fact that the inflation rate finally came down a tad after months and months of relentless increases gave Joe...

Thomas Piketty’s Brief History is the fourth installment of his assault on economic inequality, following as it does the best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Capital and Ideology. The third, Time for Socialism: Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016–2021, is just a collection of popular articles based on which the New York Times dubbed Piketty a “vaguely left-of-center” economist. This slim fourth volume from Harvard University Press calls for...

Overview: Equities were mostly higher in the Asia Pacific region, though Chinese and Hong Kong markets eased, and South Korea and India were closed for national holidays. Despite new Chinese exercises off the coast of Taiwan following another US congressional visit, Taiwan’s Taiex gained almost 0.85%. Europe’s Stoxx 600 is advancing for the fourth consecutive session, while US futures are paring the pre-weekend rally. Following disappointing data and a surprise cut...

Interview original date: July 25th, 2022. Topics- GDP numbers, recession, people accepting we are entering a recession, the White House, markets worried about what's ahead of us after the recession, inflation, negative real GDP growth, downside risk in the economy, financial crisis, eurodollar curve inverted, GFC, eurodollar futures curve, the ranking system is very different now than it was in 2008, eurodollar system is still broken, it's impossible to predict how the recession will be...

With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hitting a forty-year high of 9.1 percent, the Bank of England has responded by raising interest rates to 1.25 percent, up by 0.25 from the previous period. This, alongside ex-chancellor and PM hopeful Rishi Sunak planning to “tackle inflation before tax cuts,” signals a poor plan for combating the rising effects of inflation. First, inflation must be defined by its cause rather than its effect for the monetary authorities to enact...

If you all feel bad about the economy than the economy will be bad and you all are acting weird, so says a recent New York Times opinion column. We discuss whether concrete economic signals / data precede "vibes". Also, is the Federal Reserve the key "vibes" emitter? ****EP. 274 REFERENCES**** The Vibes in the Economy Are … Weird. Really Weird.: https://nyti.ms/3dzG2vi RealClear Markets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7 Epoch Times Columns: https://bit.ly/39ESkRf...