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Fed Up Friday: Sept 10 – 16

If this week’s any indication, it seems as if the Fed is a divided house. Former dovish members are now suggesting tightening while others want to stay the course of QE and low interest rates.  What’s more, the Fed itself is likely to become a political football if Donald Trump has his way. The Republican presidential nominee […]

Peter Schiff: “We’re Already in a Recession” (Video)

Peter Schiff appeared on the Next News Network to give some insights into the possible US war in South China, Hillary Clinton’s recent health problems, international trade, ObamaCare, and quantitative easing.

Brainard Comments Push Likelihood of Rate Hike to December

The drama at the Fed continues to unfold after another high-ranking official, Governor Lael Brainard, expressed comments suggesting the US economy was still too vulnerable for a rate hike. At this point, the governing body seems divided about the health of the economy, which seems odd given their self-proclaimed “data dependency”. Either the data is […]

Peter Schiff Podcast: Fed Doesn’t Care about Real Prosperity

Janet Yellen and company are still claiming to make so-called “data dependent” decisions, yet new bad economic data is calling into question their true motives. In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff explains why the Fed is bluffing when it comes to raising interest rates. He also dispels myths about the benefits of a rate hike […]

Fed President Comments Send Stock Markets Diving for Cover

Last Friday the stock market tanked following another monetary policy maker’s statements about interest rates. It seems investors are, yet again, willing to believe the Fed intends to raise interest rates despite the reality of a bad economy. Policy makers continue to keep the idea of rate hikes alive despite the knowledge they are powerless […]

Fed Up Friday: Sept. 3 – Sept. 9

It seems like a long time has passed since all the hawkish talk from the Fed after the jobs report came out. That’s probably because this week has seen mounting evidence that a rate hike before December, or possibly even 2017, is now highly unlikely. Learn more about it in this week’s Fed Up Friday. […]

Low College Enrollment Sign of Education Bubble

Another bad US economic indicator is becoming a focus for economic policy makers. Last month at the economic symposium at Jackson Hole, Janet Yellen said, “As a society, we should explore ways to raise productivity growth … improving our educational system and investing more in worker training.” Yellen is referring here to the production efficiency […]

Peter Schiff Podcast: It’s Not Bad News until the Fed Says It’s Bad

Friday of last week brought in much weaker numbers than the Fed expected from the non-farm payroll report. That was the big bet Janet Yellen’s crew was going all-in for, but the jobs report wasn’t the only important figure hitting reverse, and definitely wasn’t the most important look at the overall health of the economy. […]

Jobs Numbers Cause Gold Jump

After the last week’s lackluster jobs numbers were reported, gold futures got a big jump, halting a weekly decline. After the Bureau of Labor reported only 151,000 jobs were added last month, investors sought a safe haven in the yellow metal while hopes of a September rate hike were all but squelched. The gold spike […]

Fed Up Friday: Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

It’s been a week since Janet Yellen’s talk at Jackson Hole. Learn more about the aftermath and what’s to come in this week’s edition of Fed Up Friday. New Job Numbers Bad News for Possible September Rate Hike Employment numbers for August came in this morning, and, at just 151,000 newly added workers, they’re lower […]