Inflation
Two Quick Notes on Today’s Trading
Today, Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell spoke to Congress. In his remarks, Powell made it clear that the Fed is likely to hike rates again this year and that he is committed to reducing inflation to the 2% target. He also reiterated that despite the recent declines in the rate of inflation, it’s not even … Read more
Is Jerome Powell Destroying the Economy?
Here’s a little Twitter fun from last week. Original piece is here: Is Jerome Powell destroying the economy? For 2 years, DKI has been critical of the Fed for being too slow to raise rates. We also agree with FinTwit stars like @RudyHavenstein, @saifedean, @stackhodler, & @macrojack21 that we should #EndTheFed. But it’s not all … Read more
May CPI is 4.0%
Overview: Today, we got the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. It showed an overall increase of 4.0% in the last year and .1% vs last month. The core CPI which excludes food and energy was up 5.3% for the last year and up .4% from last month. The market is encouraged by the decrease … Read more
The Debt Ceiling – Nonsense, Misdirection, and Lies
This post originally appeared on May 23, 2023. Introduction: For those of you who don’t follow the daily hyperventilating financial press, the big news during the last few weeks has been the potential debt default by the US government that will roil financial markets, make international trade uncertain, and cause a worldwide recession or worse. … Read more
The Reserve Currency Status is Going to Be a Problem
This post originally appeared on April 24, 2023. Introduction: DKI has been writing about the danger to the dollar as the world’s reserve currency for over a year and on more than a dozen occasions. From a piece we published earlier this month: Most notably, I gave an hour-long lecture at the Institute for World … Read more
