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All the riches in the world lay before you. The strivings of millions of men lay carelessly in the corners of your home. Worldly want is but a glazed over memory of your recent past, a past far happier than your life as of the last 30 seconds. Your newest 3 million dollar acquisition could […]
While monetary independence is a highly appealing concept, maintaining it has been an endless struggle for many emerging markets. While a great improvement from 50 years ago, the 8.3% inflation of emerging markets and developing economies in 2023 still dwarfs the 2.6% of advanced economies. All countries, no matter their stage of development, have experienced […]
There’s “no harm” in talking with the West, Iran’s supreme leader said in a recent speech, sparking hopes among some of the country’s adversaries that a nuclear treaty could be on the horizon.
Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Even if the Fed is tight, if Money Supply is increasing, it has an inflationary effect.
In the same week that Biden said he would not seek reelection, Russian and Chinese bombers were escorted out of the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Russia and China acting so boldly near American soil is an unprecedented move that signals the rising tensions of recent years.
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, threatening the entire region with an all-out conflict that, should it boil over, is almost certain to lead to heavier US involvement. All eyes are on Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, as the presidential election nears, the Fed and other central banks are desperate to cut rates […]
Last week, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared on CNBC to defend Vice President Harris’ recent proposal to implement price controls. What followed was a predictable progressive screed full of economic fallacies and finger-pointing. Here we’ll take apart two of her claims. In the first, she engages in question-begging about the effects of price gouging laws. […]
Yet again the myth of a “soft landing” even as the CPI surges past its target. Powell is now keen to extinguish the fire though disastrous rate cuts, a sign that the recession is already here.
In this episode, Peter analyzes the Fed’s conference in Jackson Hole and the pivot Jerome Powell signaled in figure monetary policy. He also dives into the hot political topics from this week, namely, the Democratic National Convention and RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Donald Trump for President.
The United States patent system, originally designed to foster innovation and protect inventors, has become a battleground where pharmaceutical companies wage war against competition and affordability. While patents play an important role in incentivizing research and development, the current system has been manipulated to extend monopolies far beyond their intended duration, resulting in skyrocketing drug […]
