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Despite the self congratulatory nature of the financial media in the recent weeks and months, I remain highly skeptical that the worst is indeed behind us. Down in the trenches of daily economic life, I can’t find any noticable signs of improvement. In fact, the only thing that seems to have changed is a sharp […]
As the Federal Reserve continues to print money, the “hyperinflation trade” seems to be a crowded one. The premise seems sound and reasonable – whenever a government prints money and devalues its own currency, rising prices follow. A deflationary environment cannot hold for a sustained period of time, because the government will print money, or […]
Surprisingly, Treasuries have been rallying in the middle of each month, while falling at the beginning and end of the month, according to some keen observations by Tom Dyson. Why so? Tom says that for some reason, the market does not seem to be accounting for the fact that the government is issuing huge amounts […]
The bull market in money creation is still intact! After a short “correction” a few months ago, the printing presses are revved up and running faster than ever before. The continued strength in equity and asset prices…much to the surprise of many smart traders…seems to be validating the theory that this bear market rally is […]
Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve announced it will buy up to $300 billion of US long-term Treasury securities over the next 3 months. Where will the Fed get that money? It will essentially create it out of thin air – also known as “printing money.” Shockingly the markets did not like this announcement from the […]
As our Fed prints money to battle this current “deflationary spiral”, the economically pragmatic Girl Scouts are bracing their sales force for the very real effects of inflation. Here are some “Fingertip Facts for Girls and Families” listed on the Girl Scouts website, so these brave girls can educate their neighbors about the very real […]
I’d say the trend of the US government printing money as fast as it can is still firmly in place. Can you spot the trend? And for kicks, you can compare it with last month’s hockey stick.
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