Yes, the Fed Really Is Holding Down Interest Rates
The empirical evidence is clear: the Fed is pursuing an expansionist monetary policy — and the economic benefits have been disappointing at best.
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Four Reasons Central Banks are Wrong to Fight Deflation
The harmful character of deflation is a sacred dogma of monetary policy. However, evidence substantiating these claims is either weak or nonexistent.
Does the Fed Follow Its Own Rules?
The central bank is unlikely to follow rules like the Taylor Rule because they are fundamentally political organizations with their own agendas.
Money Supply Growth Fell to a 104-Month Low in May
Money supply growth has fallen to some of the lowest levels seen since 2008.
How We Should Name Business Cycles
Economists have long played semantic games with how they name business cycles. This is how they should do it.
The Next Fed Chair Will Not Set Long-Term Rates Free
No known candidate for the Fed chair is likely to do anything to truly normalize Fed policy.
Fractional-Reserve Banking and Money Creation
Private banks are important drivers in the creation of unbacked money. But, they'd be far more constrained in this were it not for central banks.
Central Banks Are Driving Many to Cryptocurrencies
The experimental and destructive monetary policies of central banks are driving many to flee to cryptocurrencies in hopes of finding some stability.
Jeff Deist Joins Power Trading Radio to Discuss the Economy
Jeff joins John O'Donnell and Merlin Rothfeld to discuss the health of the US economy.
