Tag: Federal Reserve
The Fed Hits 3,000 Percent Inflation
(Thomas L. Hogan, American Institute for Economic Research) The US economy was pushed to extremes during the pandemic recession and subsequent recovery. The unemployment rate peaked...
Will Lower Inflation Halt Rate Hikes?
(William J. Luther, American Institute for Economic Research) The Federal Reserve raised its federal funds rate target range to 5.25 to 5.50 percent on...
What’s Behind Jerome Powell’s Woke Turn? Bidenomics
(Pete McGinnis, RealClearWire) In February 2021, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress, “We are not climate policymakers here who can decide the way climate...
Fed’s Powell Reinforces Likelihood of More Rate Hikes Because of Persistently...
(AP) Chair Jerome Powell reiterated Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates at least once more this year because of persistently...
Fed Claims It Will Resume Rate Hikes While Doubts Grow
(Money Metals Exchange) As the Federal Reserve begins to back off on tightening, the U.S. dollar is becoming increasingly vulnerable to selling.
The Fed left...
Bill Aims to Block Fed’s Digital Currency Scheme
(Jp Cortez, Sound Money Defense League) In recent days, sound money champion Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced H.R. 3712, the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act –...
Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to...
(Daniel Lacalle, Mises Institute) The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reached its all-time high in May 2022. Since then, it was supposed to drop at a steady...
Can the Fed Continue to Fight Inflation without Risking a Financial...
(Bryan Cutsinger, American Institute for Economic Research) Since March, we have experienced three of the largest bank failures in United States history. Silicon Valley Bank,...
Powell Said the Banking System Is “Sound and Resilient” — Now...
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday raised the target policy interest rate (the federal funds rate)...
Fed Raises Key Rate But Hints It May Pause Amid Bank...
(AP) The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level...
