Federal Reserve Policy continued

The U.S. balance of payments deficit points to bad times ahead. Argentina went down this road a decade ago.... keep reading

Why we need to monitor the chart.... keep reading

How many voters understand this relationship? Not many.... keep reading

You need to be able to analyze arguments like these. A lot of well-meaning people can't.... keep reading

It's not in their self-interest not to.... keep reading

It is always nice to see the FED come under fire. It puts Bernanke on the defensive. That's where he needs to be.... keep reading

The Supreme Court did not save the FED. This is a major break in the power of the FED.... keep reading

There is great confusion about this. Don't get confused.... keep reading

This YouTube video illustrates a problem: currency can get scarce. As the teller said, "It's going out like hotcakes today."... keep reading

This is easy to describe, but politically impossible today. But this will change.... keep reading

It is not that Bernanke has no exit plan. He has no slowdown plan. What does this mean for the economy?... keep reading

Food costs are rising. How much longer will this go on?... keep reading

Charts and tables help us to see what is happening. The numbers tend to confuse us. On this issue, you had better not be confused.... keep reading

The Federal Reserve kept about $4 billion of the $78 billion it earned from government bonds in 2010.... keep reading

It is best that you not become a widow. But if you do, read this.... keep reading

The folks at the FED are not stupid. No Social Securtity Trust Fund full of Treasury IOU's for them!... keep reading