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Muckraker of the Financial System
The Fed knew about the housing bubble before it burst but lied and said they didn't: Bill HR 1424 to buy bad paper (eventually called TARP) was introduced in March 9, 2007, before there began to be bad commercial paper from private subprime RE loans, in August. I have published on two other ...more

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Fox Business News Tobak Continues Media Blitz Against Millennials
The cost of living and diminished wages, as the Fed destroys the stickiness of wages, have put millennials in survival mode.
LIBOR Destroyed Subprime. But The Fed Deepened The Great Recession
The Fed tightened or ignored crisis warnings. LIBOR destroyed subprime, but the Federal Reserve Bank clearly deepened the Great Recession by inaction or by active policy.
Fed Monetary Errors Could Have Made The Great Recession Much Worse
There is some circumstantial evidence that shows the Fed allowed the credit crisis to extend into a crisis for the American worker. The concept of sticky wages
Nominal GDP Targeting And Market Monetarism Made Easy With Graphs
Graphs make understanding NGDP Targeting easy. The Fed flew blind targeting inflation, and it is pretty simple to observe. This article is not an endorsement of Market Monetarism, but shows how right they were looking back.
MM Boys And Tight Money. Market Monetarist Terms Listed For You
A list of terms relating to Market Monetarist positions is provided here. What is it they want the Fed to do? It is certainly more than what is being done now. And it is controversial.
Sumner And His Market Monetarists Compared To Mish, Libertarians And Keynesians
As long as the Fed has interests opposite the Austrians and market monetarists, deregulating banks doesn't give the Austrians and market monetarists what they want, lending into society and private stimulation of the real economy.
Fed Premeditated Mispricing Of Risk In Housing, Oil, Junk Bonds And Other Markets
The Fed is engaged in price manipulation of many assets, as Bank of America reported. Here is a look into how that worked in the housing market, resulting in the transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks.
The Federal Reserve Knew LIBOR Was Exploding In 2007 And Did Nothing
The Fed knew LIBOR was rocketing higher in yield, yet did little to stop it until the LIBOR rate exceeded the Swaps rate.
Scott Sumner And Friends Want Unbridled Growth-Chicago School Update
Scott Sumner and his Chicago Business School friends seek much faster growth in the economy. They propose eliminating land use restrictions and tout easy loans. They don't believe in bubbles, and believe crashes are all about Fed mistakes.
Swedish Cashless Negative Rate Ponzi Real Estate Society-Still A Good Investment
Swedish real estate is a Ponzi scheme that investors absolutely must watch if looking to invest in the Swedish stock market. Swedes do not think house prices ever go down. Nevertheless, Swedish business looks strong going forward.
A Whole Lot Of Gold Hoarding Going On
Gold hoarding has been replaced by bond hoarding. The system could break and we need to treat bonds differently to avoid bad things from happening.
Will The Banks Game FSB And Investors With Voodoo TLAC Assurances?
One thing we do know from the voodoo of old, is that if a bank can sell an investor something risky while making that investor think it is safe, the bank has fraudulently won and the investor has naively lost.
Will The Russians Save Us From The Cashless Society?
Russia is not a likely candidate for saving us from a totalitarian cashless society. However, there may be no other power on earth that could give the bankers pause.
Banks Close In Rural Areas As World Cashlessness Advances
A look at world experience with cashlessness so far, and prospects for future economic and moral problems.
Larry Summers Cannot Save The Fed And Misspoke About Fed Capabilities
Larry Summers wants more treasury bonds in circulation. He doesn't fear the debt levels as much as he fears a shortage of those bonds. But he doesn't fear overheating of the economy either. Summers is reasoned but is simply experimenting.
Will Fed And Central Bankers Give Up Alchemy To Save The World?
The Fed and central banks engage in alchemy. You can see that it really works but it hurts the real society, and central banks need to give up this magical power. But will they?
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