“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”1 This well-worn adage from Warren Buffett...
Fed Chair Powell Tests Positive For COVID; "Is Vaccinated & Boosted, Has Mild Symptoms" Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell tested...
Futures Flat Ahead Of Closely Watched Jobs Report US equity futures struggled to maintain gains on Friday as traders awaited the December...
The Lag Effect Of The Fiscal Pig And Economic Python Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The lag effect of monetary policy...
“Kitchen table” issues were on the minds of our readers in 2022, though what was labeled as such was perhaps a bit broader than in the...
What Are Open Market Operations?Open market operations refer to a central bank’s purchase and sale of government securities to implement monetary policy....
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a downbeat outlook for investors at the most recent press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee...
By now, most investors have heard and come to understand how the yield curve for the bond market is inverted — where the two-year Treasury Note...
From Fed Chair Powell: Inflation and the Labor Market. Excerpts: Today I will offer a progress report on the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) efforts to...
Did the Stock Market Crash During COVID-19?Between February 20 and April 7, 2020, stock market indexes around the globe plummeted due to the onset of the...
Daily market behavior during Fed meetings where interest rates are increased is captured by charting the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
The Sordid Politics Of Inflation Authored by MN Gordon via EconomicPrism.com, “Some airlines, if you want six more inches between you...
Mainstream analysts seem convinced that global central banks are moving aggressively to tackle inflation, maybe even going too far. After having believed...
Atlanta Fed President Reveals Five Years Of Trading Violations; Claims He "Didn't Understand" Disclosure Obligations One year after the Fed...
What’s the latest thinking in fiscal and monetary policy? The Hutchins Roundup keeps you informed of the latest research, charts, and speeches. Want...
Over the past fifteen years, reserves in the banking system have grown from tens of billions of dollars to several trillion dollars. This extraordinary...
Today, we present a guest post written by David Papell and Ruxandra Prodan, Professor and Instructional Associate Professor of Economics at the University...
Last week was particularly tough for investors as all 11 sectors experienced losses of some extent. The S&P fell 4.6% after the Fed telegraphed that...
The Fed Is Openly Cheering The Stock Market Plunge Following Jackson Hole Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, After actively promoting...
Prices are rising at the highest rates in 40 years. The Federal Reserve’s overly expansionary policy is the main culprit. Yet the Fed has taken only...
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point. An economist explains what this means for the economy.
A Book Review of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy, by Christopher Leonard.1 Many great movies are “based...
Half Of Americans Didn't Save During Pandemic, Leaving No "Savings Cushion" Amid Recession Fears Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch...
This morning I received an inquiry from a subscriber (thank you, Scott M.) who asked me what I thought would be the market bottom on the...
The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today announced an increase of 75 basis points to the target federal funds rate, raising the...
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today announced an increase of 75 basis points to the target federal funds rate, raising the...
In its much-anticipated June meeting, the Federal Reserve raised policy rates by 75 bps, which was above the stated 50 bps hike, to the range of...
Judy Shelton: Fed Can Only "Kill The Economy" With "Whatever It Takes" Approach Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Jerome Powell...
Foreclosure-Wave Sweeping US Crests In Chicago By Dave Byrnes of Courthouse News Service A report released in April by real estate data aggregator...
What Is Quantitative Tightening?The main job of a central bank, like the Federal Reserve, is to keep the economy strong through maximum employment and...