The Root Cause of Inflation: Understanding Why it’s High
The root cause of Inflation is the change in the ratio of money to the goods and services produced. The recent growth of the money supply has been massive and r... Read more.
Does Greed Cause Inflation? Some Perspective
Some Call it Greed Does greed cause inflation? You have probably come across some variation of this statement, “Greedy corporations charging higher prices... Read more.
Bank Failures: Solved or Just on Hiatus?
The bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were significant economic events. These failed banks were taken over by the FDIC on March 10th and 1... Read more.
What Really Happened at Silicon Valley Bank?
What really happened at Silicon Valley Bank? Why did a bank with more than $15 billion dollars in equity collapse from a loss of $1.8 billion dollars? Banking w... Read more.
Zimbabwe’s Two Front Battle: Inflation & the IMF
As Zimbabwe fights inflation, its gold coin continues to hold value, even rising slightly. Their gold coin, known as the Mosi-oa-Tunya, has more than held its v... Read more.
Fed Sets New Record: Biggest Loss Yet!
The Fed set a new record, recording its largest loss yet since its accrued earnings account became negative in September of 2022. In the most recent week, the F... Read more.
February Begins With More Losses for the Federal Reserve
February begins with more losses for the Federal Reserve. The week ending February 1, 2023, concluded the same as recent prior weeks for the Federal Reserve ... Read more.
Zimbabwe Wrangles with Inflation & the IMF’s Advice
As Zimbabwe fights inflation, its gold coin continues to hold value, rising to $2,016.79 as of January 25, 2023, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Thei... Read more.
Fed Losses: the Fed is Losing Money
Concerned about the economy? Perhaps you should be. Now even the Federal Reserve (Fed) is losing money. Recently, the Fed began losing money. As of this w... Read more.
Federal Government Spending: Big, How Big?
Most people are aware that the U.S. Federal Government spending is massive. But when speaking about trillions, it is easy to lose perspective. So how does one p... Read more.