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The Fed Should Stop Using the Term “Transitory”
This website exists in large part because our government is extremely bad at communicating complex topics to the general public. I’ve tried to fill that void by explaining some of [ … ]
How Does the Fed “Manipulate” Interest Rates?
Warning – hard money types are going to lose their minds over this article. I apologize in advance. It’s impossible to talk about interest rates without running into people who [ … ]
What is “Fractional Reserve Banking”?
The term “fractional reserve banking” is commonly used in a confusing manner in both mainstream economics and within lay conversations about economics. I hope this article with clear up some [ … ]
Does a 100 Vol Asset Belong in Retirement Accounts?
The Washington Post reports that some 401K providers are considering cryptocurrencies in their portfolios. The idea that alternative assets should be more widely available has become a more and more [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Think – Transitory Stuff
Here are some things I think I am thinking about: 1) “Transitory” inflation….Contrary to popular opinion, I am not the Director of Communications at the Federal Reserve. I don’t even [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Think – Bitcoin, Moar Bitcoin and Inflation
Here are some things I think I am thinking about:
Three Things I Think I Think – The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same
Here are some things I think I am thinking about: 1) Markets are crazy, part 2,343,325. I like to say that markets don’t really “cycle” like a sine wave. They [ … ]
Everything Wrong with the “Money Printer Go Brrrr” Meme
You’ve probably seen some version of the following meme in the last few years. In case you haven’t it’s generally used to infer that Jerome Powell is printing money and [ … ]