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Cars, housing (below), stocks, etc. all being centrally engineered via ZIRP, QE, stimulus, etc. to artificially induced "inflation" against organically decelerating/declining demand. Just check Japan's QE/housing charade to c where
by confoundedinterest17 The Atlanta Fed has interesting research paper on the housing market. Key points The national HOAM index stood at 92.2 in June, its lowest level since 2008. National housing
by confoundedinterest17 Can you say “All the king’s horses and all the king’s men ..” Or “All The Fed’s stimulus and all of Biden’s jobs bills ..” Yes, the Atlanta Fed’s
by confoundedinterest17 Thanks for the stimulus! Or thanks for the Covid virus that enabled The Fed and DC to go crazy with low rates and spending. While US GDP printed at a revised
By Lance Roberts In the second quarter, household credit exploded higher as stimulus payments ran dry. Was the surge a function of excess spending, inflation, or an expectation of more “stimmies” coming?
The global economy is stalling, stimulus sugar high is wearing off, inflation is soaring. Wonder what FED will do next. Taper and crash the economy? Print more and let inflation
The rent is ‘too damn high’ Apartment List National Rent Report t.co/KeEDtEpian — Peter Boockvar (@pboockvar) August 31, 2021 Since January 2021, the national median rent has increased by a
by Ryan McMaken This article is adapted from a talk at the Colorado Springs Mises Meetup on August 21, 2021. See the video. When it comes to policy debates, it’s now pretty clear
by confoundedinterest17 Policy makers should “get started” and begin to slow asset purchases even though the delta variant poses a risk to the U.S. economic outlook and to job growth,
The U.S. consumer is maxed out. They need more stimulus in order to continue this economy. And of course, stocks need their artificial boost as well. The U.S. consumer is
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston added his voice Monday to a growing number of people, inside and outside the Fed, who say the central bank should
by Daniel Lacalle via Mises The United States economy recovered at a 6.5 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2021, and gross domestic product (GDP) is now above the prepandemic level. This should
Massive inflation is the proposal it seems with trillions more to be pumped into the economy. Food prices are rising significantly as we see the inflation at this time. More
Black Rock CEO Larry Fink tells people they will have to work longer because they’re not earning the same returns on their savings. The likelihood of people being able to
by David Morgan of The Morgan Report Could Money Be Worthless In Just Six Months | www.themorganreport.com Prior to the Great War, the gold standard reigned supreme. The jury is still out on whether
by Daniel Lacalle via Mises The United States retail sales and jobless claims weakness, significantly below estimates, coincides with the largest fiscal and monetary stimulus in history. Something is not right when these figures come significantly
Breaking 911 reports, For those with children, the American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of
by confoundedinterest17 How bad did the Covid epidemic hit the USA? Bad enough that like humpty dumpty, all the king’s soldiers and all the king’s men couldn’t put the US economy
BALTIMORE (WBFF/WKRC) – Millions of Americans are about to get new stimulus payments. The payments will arrive regularly on the 15th of each month, starting in July. It is the
via Robert Blumen: Congress is hard at work on a stimulus bill. Doubtless their efforts will pay off. Does anyone stop to ask what it is about stimulus that stimulates? And what,