Fed Officials Planning 0.75-Point Rate Hike

Fed Officials Planning 0.75-Point Rate Hike

As part of an aggressive effort to combat high inflation, the Fed may raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage point later this month. The July 26-27 meeting left the door open for a full-point increase. In recent interviews and public comments before their premeeting quiet period, some of them dismissed… Continue reading

Inflation Is Now Out of Control

Inflation Is Now Out of Control

Eroding wealth is affecting many people in a variety of ways, including rising inflation on goods and services, plummeting equity markets, and falling housing prices, to name a few. Governments and central banks, however, deny responsibility for the economic climate they have created, blaming Putin for higher food and energy… Continue reading

Central Banks Are Being Caught off Guard by an Economic Tsunami

Central Banks Are Being Caught off Guard by an Economic Tsunami

The roaring economic recoveries that followed the pandemic’s first year slowed due to supply-chain issues. The world machine is far too large and complex to restart operations in a matter of months. Slowing growth was also an unexpected occurrence. To top it all off, Russia decided to invade Ukraine, while… Continue reading