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Debt-Fueled Demand And Oil Price Inflation Brings Airfares Roaring Back
If recession combined with rising interest rates soon arrives, consumers will indeed have to face a rising cost of consumer debt combined with unemployment.
Don't Be Fooled: The World's Central Bankers Still Love Inflation
None of the central banks are prepared to depart from the policies of the past twelve years or so, during which ultralow interest rate policy and quantitative easing became perennial policy.
Inflation Up, Wages Down As Biden Passes The Buck To The Do-Nothing Fed
Inflation is so high in America that we’re now supposed to believe that inflation is “moderating” if it doesn’t go above 8.5 percent.
The Fed's New "Tightening" Plan Is Too Little, Too Late
The Fed’s announced steps are so timid, that even six months from now, there will be virtually no meaningful difference in the total size of the balance sheet.
It’s Mid-2022 And The Fed Has Still Done Nothing To Fight Inflation
Throughout the end of 2021 and into early 2022, the Fed settled into a comfortable pattern of repeatedly stating that it would—at some point—end quantitative easing, and possibly embrace tightening.
Real Wages Fall Again As Inflation Surges And The Fed Plays The Blame Game
March’s surge in consumer price inflation is also the twelfth month in a row during which the increase is well above the Federal Reserve’s arbitrary 2 percent inflation target.
Money Supply Growth Heads Back Up: February Growth Up To 7 Percent
Money supply growth rose for the third month in a row in February, continuing ongoing growth from October's twenty-one-month low.
Will Biden Sanction Half The World To Isolate Russia?
It is becoming increasingly apparent that isolating Russia and totally cutting it off from the global economy is not going to be easy. 
Why Sanctions Don't Work, And Why They Mostly Hurt Ordinary People
The U.S. and its western European allies have in recent days repeatedly increased economic sanctions against not only the Russian regime but against millions of ordinary Russians.
Russia And China Aren't The Natural Allies Many Assume Them To Be
While the two states may broadly agree on the need to limit US hegemonic power, the two are likely to also find many reasons to view each other as more immediate sources of conflict. 
Russian Weakness And The Russian "Threat" To The West
The current advocates for US aggression against Russia would have us believe that Russia is some sort of peer of the United States and of western Europe.
With Inflation At A 40-Year High, The Fed Is Too Afraid To Act
With price inflation at a forty-year high, the question remains if the Fed plans to do anything to actually scale back the monetary inflation—a sizable factor in today's price inflation.
The Fed Has No Real Plan, And Will Likely Soon Chicken Out On Rate Hikes
Even when inflation is high and the labor market is supposedly strong, the Fed will still only proceed toward tapering and tightening in the slowest, most cautious manner possible.
The Money Supply Grew In November, But The Bigger Trend Is Way Down
Even with November's rise, though, money supply growth remains far below the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years.
Price Inflation Is At The Highest Level Since 1982. What Will The Fed Do?
According to new data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, price inflation in December rose again to a new multi-decade high, rising to the highest level recorded in nearly 40 years.
Why Did The World Choose A Gold Standard Instead Of A Silver Standard?
Among those who support the end of government fiat money, it’s not uncommon to hear and see claims that gold is “the best money” or “natural money” or the only substance that’s really suited to be commodity money.
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