..how does it all work? We’re doing some serious thinking this week. What is it that actually causes a depression? A stock market collapse? Or too much debt?
September 29th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "monetary inflation"
Monetary Inflation the Old-fashioned Way!
All of our economic problems are caused by the Federal Reserve creating the excess of money and credit that produced the bubbles in stocks, bonds, houses and size of government, but doesn’t have to be electronic money made from electronic credit.
May 5th, 2009 | Mogambo Guru | 1 comment | Continued
Federal Reserve Wants to Debase the U.S. Dollar
Last week, Mr. Bernanke announced that the Federal Reserve would buy $300 billion worth of U.S. Treasuries and another $700 billion worth of government-agency mortgage debt. In order to finance these purchases, the Federal Reserve would simply create this money out of thin air.
March 27th, 2009 | Puru Saxena | 7 comments | Continued
Central Banks are Free to Create as Much Inflation as They Want
In the current monetary system, however, the supply of money is not constant and the central banks of this world are free to create as much inflation (money-supply growth) as they want. There is a catch – the central banks can only do so as long as they can keep inflationary fears in check by constantly reminding the public of the threat of deflation.
May 21st, 2008 | Puru Saxena | 0 comments | Continued
Monetary Inflation is Driving Up Prices
No need to beat around the bush about it. What this means is that monetary inflation is driving up prices. The price of oil is $112. Wheat, corn, soybeans, rice…
April 14th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
Who Will Win the Financial War of the Worlds?
Our hypothesis is that the fed’s efforts to inflate will show up more in the gold market than in the stock market. That – and an instinct for self-preservation – is why we’re long gold and short stocks. Stock prices depend, ultimately, on earnings. Gold’s price depends, ultimately, on inflation.
March 13th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued