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by Michael Lebowitz “I’m a low interest rate person” – Donald Trump 2016 On Donald Trump’s hit TV show, The Apprentice, contestants competed to be Trump’s chief apprentice. Predictably, each show ended … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about recent news out of the Federal Reserve as the Fed basically threatens to restrain growth. Jerome Powell, chairman of … Read more
by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning We assume the wrathful gods were listening… and are already plotting to uncage the Furies… For hubris they will not abide — especially from chairmen … Read more
via creditbubblebulletin: October 3 – CNBC (Jeff Cox): “Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank has a ways to go yet before it gets interest rates to where they … Read more
Right after Powell drops the word "accommodative," the bond market blows up pic.twitter.com/Dlm3zSevPZ — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) October 4, 2018 3.22 is here, so what's next? pic.twitter.com/JJi36y13xf — Alastair Williamson … Read more
by Michael Snyder The worst drought in years in the western half of the United States has sparked hundreds of wildfires, has crippled thousands of farms, and has produced what … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Inflation has been on the rise since late 2015. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure, the Fed has typically maintained the “target inflation” rate of … Read more
from Zero Hedge One month after Trump first ventured into territory few presidents have dared to go before, when he told CNBC in an interview that he was “not thrilled” about the Fed … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Go find someone else to regulate them. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, during his testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, was asked by representatives Patrick … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains Pains & Capital The Fed officially has a new Fed Chair, Jerome Powell. And ever since he took office, it is clear that “something” has changed at the … Read more
by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning Remember the “tea party” revolt in 2009–2010 against government bailouts and government spending? Remember the “fiscal cliff” drama of Dec. 31, 2012, when Congress raised taxes and … Read more
Throwing the stock market a bone #Powell walked back his hawkish tone saying no evidence the economy is overheating. Apart from the fact that economies don't overheat from too much … Read more
by Adam Taggart The recent gut-wrenching drop in asset prices began on the first day of the job for new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How is Mr. Powell likely to … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders The Federal Reserve doesn’t activley manage its interest rate exposure on its over $4 trillion balance sheet. Yet it purchases and sells Treasury Notes/Bonds and Agency … Read more