Tapering the Taper Talk – Ep 727
Powell offers no clues on taper timetable. Powell vows to keep interest rates low until QE is finished. Powel blames price increases on exploding demand
Powell offers no clues on taper timetable. Powell vows to keep interest rates low until QE is finished. Powel blames price increases on exploding demand
Fed will talk about tapering until it can use Delta as an excuse not to. Bitcoin is irrelevant to monetary policy. Accepting Bitcoin for mortgage
Markets spooked by CNBC interview with Boston Fed President. Higher inflation leads to more poverty and a wider wealth gap. Food stamps are really money
Rising costs increasing producer pricing. US home prices rising at fastest pace in history while affordability hits record low. Trade deficit continues its path higher.
Gold reacts counterintuitively to inflation fears. Fed changes the definition of transitory inflation. Q2 Productivity numbers disappoint analysts. Biggest government expansion of the welfare state
Wall Street trading on “garbage in, garbage out” algorithm. Another month, another record trade deficit. Moratorium on student loan payments extended. Eviction moratorium will send
Jack Dorsey’s Square acquires Afterpay in largest corporate takeover in Australian history. Activision discriminates against Republicans, not women. Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is based
Inflation creating illusion of economic growth. Oil prices go up, but energy stocks get beat up. Fed won’t wage a war on inflation, never mind
Trade deficit isn’t a problem until it’s a crisis. Home sales fall while home prices rise. Rent prices increased 25% year over year. Fed’s only
High roads don’t win votes. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and is wheelchair accessible. Bitcoin rallies on its slope of hope.