The Fed Is Trying to Thread a Needle With a Rope: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap March 24
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again despite the problems in the banking system. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks about the Fed’s inflationary efforts to paper over the problems in the financial system while still keeping up the pretense of an inflation fight. He says it’s like trying to thread a needle with rope.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
- The most recent Fed rate hike
- The messaging coming out of the Fed
- Why the inflation fight is at odds with the bank bailouts
- Why the Fed bailout didn’t solve the real problem
- What the bank failures should have taught us
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SHOW NOTES
Fed Adds Nearly $300 Billion to Balance Sheet in One Week With Bank Bailouts
Peter Schiff: Investors Will Bid Up Gold When They Realize Inflation Is Winning
SVB and Signature Bank Were Just the Tip of the Iceberg
FDIC Insurance: To Infinity and Beyond!
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