Since the 2008 economic collapse, the Federal Reserve has printed so much money that it seeped into Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange has relied so heavily on easy money from the United States central bank for many years that it couldn’t flourish without it. This is a part of the reason why we’re […]
Archives for February 2016
Ted Cruz wins Iowa Caucuses – now what?
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has won the state of Iowa, the same state that picked Rick Santorum in 2012 and Mike Huckabee in 2008. Donald Trump came in second place, followed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio. For whatever reason, there are many in the media claiming that Donald Trump’s campaign is finished. Since he […]
A brief look at the GOP polls before Iowa Caucuses
Today is the big day for Republicans and Democrats. Will Donald Trump be able to win the Iowa Caucuses Monday? Will Rand Paul come out of nowhere and win Iowa? Will Bernie Sanders pull an upset and defeat Hillary Clinton? Heck, will Martin O’Malley play spoiler in The Hawkeye State? The road to the White […]
Crony Alert: George Soros donates $6 million to Clinton super PAC
It’s funny. The Democrats keep lambasting the current political system because of all of the big money that is thrown at races, whether it’s for the presidency or a city council seat. However, they don’t complain when they receive tens of millions of dollars, including dough from billionaires. George Soros, a multi-billionaire who is loved […]
Will negative interest rates dominate monetary policy in 2016?
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) rocked headlines Friday when the central bank announced it would be introducing negative interest rates. In order to spur economic growth, the BOJ set interest rates at minus 0.1 percent, and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who first said he wasn’t interested in this type of policy, confirmed that the country could […]