Category: NIRP
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
US Economy Permanently Addicted to Zero Interest Rates / Interest-Rates / NIRP
By: Michael_Pento
In Fed Chair Jerome Powell's appearance before Congress on February 11th, formerly known as The Humphrey-Hawkins testimony, he asserted that the U.S. economy was, "In a very good place" and "There's nothing about this expansion that is unstable or unsustainable." But compare Powell's sophomoric declaration to what Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's longtime right-hand-man, had to say about the market and the economy, "I think there are lots of troubles coming…there's too much-wretched excess."Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, September 29, 2016
FED Goes from ZIRP to NIRP! / Interest-Rates / NIRP
By: Chris_Vermeulen
The FED has not followed through on their numerous promises of a rate increase that Yellen and other FED officials have made over the past several years. She spoke about purchasing assets of private companies and also mentioned that the FED could modify its inflation target.
Investors will most likely purchase shares in companies whose assets have been purchased by the FED since it is likely that Congress and federal regulators would treat these companies as “too big to fail.” Federal ownership of private companies would also strengthen the movement to force businesses to base their decisions on political rather than economic considerations.
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
The Fed is Working to Implement NIRP / Interest-Rates / NIRP
By: Graham_Summers
The Fed Vice-Chair has begun laying the groundwork for NIRP.
The US Federal Reserve is obsessed with market reactions to its policies. Because of this, anytime the Fed plans to announce a major change in policy, it preps the markets via numerous leaks and hints… oftentimes for months in advance.
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