Yes, we’re writing more about price inflation, a topic that the rest of the United States continues to ignore. This chart illustrates perfectly just how expensive everything is getting in the nation, but the federal government, the Federal Reserve and Paul Krugman persist remains in denial. From medical care to tuition, everything in the economy […]
Archives for December 2014
Ben Bernanke on Fed Meetings: They’re ‘deadly boring’ and ‘scripted’
Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke spoke with BBC News this week (via MarketWatch) and he made a not-so-surprising admission: the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings are “deadly boring” and pretty much “scripted.” Anyone who has questioned the United States central bank and the way it handles both its monetary policy and its communications […]
15 statistics to show 2014 was the year of price inflation
The central banks, federal governments and Paul Krugmans of the world may be insouciant regarding price inflation and could be in denial that price inflation has infiltrated the marketplace, but it is gradually soaring because of the trillions of dollars seeping into the United States economy and the economies across the globe. From food to […]
IRS confirms tax season begins Jan. 20, 2015
If you’re eager to start working on your taxes (who would be at this time of the year?) there is some good news coming out of the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-collecting agency announced Monday that it will begin to accept tax returns as of Jan. 20, 2015. The IRS congratulated itself that it is […]
Jim Rogers: ‘The bear market will come’ (video)
Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings and bestselling author of “Hot Commodities,” appeared on Russia Today over the weekend to discuss a variety of financial matters involving the United States, Russia and China. The primary topics of conversation were the U.S. dollar, oil prices, foreign currencies, the upcoming bear market and global debt. Note: the […]