Monetary Economics
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Trump’s Trade of Munitions for Mining Rights Would Hasten Bretton Woods III
A new economic order reliant on tangible assets and commodities will further erode the dollar’s reserve-currency status.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Spikes Sharply in January 2025
Price stability remains illusive, and the road to two percent will not be smooth. Financial markets may need to adjust their expectations accordingly.
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Gold Surpasses $2900 Per Ounce
Investor sentiment toward trade policy, inflation, interest rates, and equity volatility will continue to shape bullion’s trajectory.
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The Fed’s Inflation Fumble Spiked Your Super Bowl Costs
Inflation seems to be taking a time-out, but high prices are here to stay. What will your pizza and beer cost this year?
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What Decades of Easy Money Mean for Japan’s Fiscal Future
The Bank of Japan has absorbed half that country’s national debt, creating huge liabilities and leaving the nation at a monetary fork in the road.
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December Inflation Meets Expectations
Headline inflation rates will almost certainly decline in the coming months, as seasonal distortions fade and monetary policy remains tight.
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The Fed Pushes Pause
Fed officials have delayed adjusting the federal funds rate, perhaps believing that the neutral rate of interest has risen.
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Against Central Bank Independence
Central banks should be apolitical, not unaccountable. Monetary technocrats should serve the People.
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Eggs: Incredible, Edible, and Increasingly Inaccessible
Modern food systems have inherent price fluctuations. But activist central bank policy makes little disruptions into big problems.
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To Whip Inflation, Trump Needs The Courage To Be Unpopular
When the President and Congress blow out the budget, the difference is borrowed from future (imagined) surpluses. That depreciates the dollar.
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Trump’s Trade of Munitions for Mining Rights Would Hasten Bretton Woods III
A new economic order reliant on tangible assets and commodities will further erode the dollar’s reserve-currency status.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Spikes Sharply in January 2025
Price stability remains illusive, and the road to two percent will not be smooth. Financial markets may need to adjust their expectations accordingly.
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•
Gold Surpasses $2900 Per Ounce
Investor sentiment toward trade policy, inflation, interest rates, and equity volatility will continue to shape bullion’s trajectory.
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•
The Fed’s Inflation Fumble Spiked Your Super Bowl Costs
Inflation seems to be taking a time-out, but high prices are here to stay. What will your pizza and beer cost this year?
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•
What Decades of Easy Money Mean for Japan’s Fiscal Future
The Bank of Japan has absorbed half that country’s national debt, creating huge liabilities and leaving the nation at a monetary fork in the road.
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•
December Inflation Meets Expectations
Headline inflation rates will almost certainly decline in the coming months, as seasonal distortions fade and monetary policy remains tight.
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•
The Fed Pushes Pause
Fed officials have delayed adjusting the federal funds rate, perhaps believing that the neutral rate of interest has risen.
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•
Against Central Bank Independence
Central banks should be apolitical, not unaccountable. Monetary technocrats should serve the People.
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•
Eggs: Incredible, Edible, and Increasingly Inaccessible
Modern food systems have inherent price fluctuations. But activist central bank policy makes little disruptions into big problems.
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•
To Whip Inflation, Trump Needs The Courage To Be Unpopular
When the President and Congress blow out the budget, the difference is borrowed from future (imagined) surpluses. That depreciates the dollar.