Tom Duncan
at Sound Money Project
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“China, Russia quit dollar”
“China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday. Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at challenging the dollar, but to…
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“Here’s Why the Fed Plan Is Failing: We’re All Austrians Now” – CNBC
“We may all be Austrians now. Not since the New Deal has Austrian economics enjoyed the political popularity it does now. Austrian economists are awfully popular with the Republican Party, especially its Tea Party wing. Peter Schiff, the Austrian economics-inflected investment advisor, is a very popular guest on business television. Tom Woods’ book “Meltdown”—which provided…
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The Fed: Defending the Indefensible
“Although the credibility of the Fed has been questioned for years in some quarters, the first major crack in the wall took place in May, 2009, when Elizabeth Coleman, inspector general of the Federal Reserve, was directly and repeatedly questioned about the Fed’s actions by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.). Coleman’s inability to articulate any kind…
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“Bust Cycles and the Fed”
“In 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank lowered the Fed funds rate down to 1.25%. This was the lowest level that the Fed funds rate had been since 1954. Again, the low interest rate gave birth to the housing and credit boom. This rally or boom cycle lasted just 5 years and as we know lead…
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“Argentina Seeks IMF Help to Start New Inflation Index”
“Argentina’s government, in an unexpected shift toward economic pragmatism, said it was seeking technical assistance from the International Monetary Fund to design a new inflation index that could help restore credibility to official statistics. Economists said the IMF statistical input, coupled with Argentina’s recent announcement that it would negotiate with the Paris Club of lender…
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“Bernanke’s Raid on the Middle Class” – James Bacon
“Twenty-four conservative economists and writers have published an open letter calling upon the Federal Reserve to abandon a second round of “quantitative easement” that entails borrowing another $600 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds. “The planned asset purchases risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed’s objective of promoting…
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“Brazil’s Inflation Tops Estimates…”
“Inflation, as measured by the IPCA-15 price index, quickened to 0.86 percent in the month through mid-November from the same period a month earlier, the fastest pace in 9 months, the national statistic agency said today. Economists forecast a 0.72 percent gain, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 33 analysts. Bond…
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“Fed Adopts Political Tactics on Critics”
“Faced with unusually sharp ideological attacks after its latest bid to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve now faces a challenge far removed from the conduct of monetary policy: how to defend itself in a hyperpartisan environment without becoming overtly political. Caught off guard by accusations from Congressional Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tea Party activists and…
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“Brazil Economists See Faster Inflation in 2010, 2011”
“Brazilian economists raised their forecast for inflation this year for the tenth consecutive week, as food costs pressure consumer prices further beyond the government’s target. Consumer prices will rise 5.58 percent this year and 5.15 percent in 2011, up from forecasts of 5.48 percent and 5.05 percent, respectively, according to the median forecast in a…
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“The Federal Reserve to report this week they are slashing growth projections”
“The Fed has access to some of the best economists and analysts in the world, yet they still cannot make correct determinations on the state of the economy. In 2008, they continuously said we weren’t in a recession, and there would be no recession. They continuously said we were growing in production when every chart…
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“China, Russia quit dollar”
“China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday. Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at challenging the dollar, but to…
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“Here’s Why the Fed Plan Is Failing: We’re All Austrians Now” – CNBC
“We may all be Austrians now. Not since the New Deal has Austrian economics enjoyed the political popularity it does now. Austrian economists are awfully popular with the Republican Party, especially its Tea Party wing. Peter Schiff, the Austrian economics-inflected investment advisor, is a very popular guest on business television. Tom Woods’ book “Meltdown”—which provided…
-
The Fed: Defending the Indefensible
“Although the credibility of the Fed has been questioned for years in some quarters, the first major crack in the wall took place in May, 2009, when Elizabeth Coleman, inspector general of the Federal Reserve, was directly and repeatedly questioned about the Fed’s actions by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.). Coleman’s inability to articulate any kind…
-
“Bust Cycles and the Fed”
“In 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank lowered the Fed funds rate down to 1.25%. This was the lowest level that the Fed funds rate had been since 1954. Again, the low interest rate gave birth to the housing and credit boom. This rally or boom cycle lasted just 5 years and as we know lead…
-
“Argentina Seeks IMF Help to Start New Inflation Index”
“Argentina’s government, in an unexpected shift toward economic pragmatism, said it was seeking technical assistance from the International Monetary Fund to design a new inflation index that could help restore credibility to official statistics. Economists said the IMF statistical input, coupled with Argentina’s recent announcement that it would negotiate with the Paris Club of lender…
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“Bernanke’s Raid on the Middle Class” – James Bacon
“Twenty-four conservative economists and writers have published an open letter calling upon the Federal Reserve to abandon a second round of “quantitative easement” that entails borrowing another $600 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds. “The planned asset purchases risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed’s objective of promoting…
-
“Brazil’s Inflation Tops Estimates…”
“Inflation, as measured by the IPCA-15 price index, quickened to 0.86 percent in the month through mid-November from the same period a month earlier, the fastest pace in 9 months, the national statistic agency said today. Economists forecast a 0.72 percent gain, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 33 analysts. Bond…
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“Fed Adopts Political Tactics on Critics”
“Faced with unusually sharp ideological attacks after its latest bid to stimulate the economy, the Federal Reserve now faces a challenge far removed from the conduct of monetary policy: how to defend itself in a hyperpartisan environment without becoming overtly political. Caught off guard by accusations from Congressional Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tea Party activists and…
-
“Brazil Economists See Faster Inflation in 2010, 2011”
“Brazilian economists raised their forecast for inflation this year for the tenth consecutive week, as food costs pressure consumer prices further beyond the government’s target. Consumer prices will rise 5.58 percent this year and 5.15 percent in 2011, up from forecasts of 5.48 percent and 5.05 percent, respectively, according to the median forecast in a…
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“The Federal Reserve to report this week they are slashing growth projections”
“The Fed has access to some of the best economists and analysts in the world, yet they still cannot make correct determinations on the state of the economy. In 2008, they continuously said we weren’t in a recession, and there would be no recession. They continuously said we were growing in production when every chart…
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