What the Federal Reserve Could Do
The financial media is abuzz with speculation about what the Fed will do next, and whether it will decide to hike the federal funds rate target at its April Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
View ArticleJoke of the Day: Janet Yellen Thinks the US Economy Is Not in a Bubble
From last night’s propaganda event featuring Janet Yellen and her predecessors Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and Paul Volcker.
View ArticleJanet Yellen to Meet with President Obama
News outlets are reporting that President Obama is set to meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen tomorrow. Coming two weeks before the Fed’s next FOMC meeting, a meeting that some have...
View ArticleFed Charm Offensive: “We’re For Main Street, Not Wall Street!”
From the latest edition of the Ron Paul Liberty Report.
View ArticleFederal Reserve Campaign Contributions
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard’s campaign contributions are in the news today, as she recently maxed out her contributions to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. According to CNBC,...
View ArticleFed Holds Rates Steady
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee decided today to maintain its target federal funds rate at between 0.25 and 0.50 percent. Another rate hike is expected at the earliest at the June FOMC...
View ArticleMore Economic Data Leaking to Markets
A new ECB white paper has found evidence that many major market-moving data releases in the US are leaked in advance of their official publication, allowing some investors to profit from trading stocks...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Holds Yet Again
Unsurprisingly, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided today once again to hold the target federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent. Kansas City Fed President Esther George was the sole...
View ArticleFOMC, Not Surprisingly, Holds on Interest Rates Again
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided yet again today to hold off on raising the target federal funds rate. Not much changed in the language of the FOMC statement, with the Fed believing...
View ArticleRon Paul: Wells Fargo or the Federal Reserve – Who’s the Bigger Fraud?
The Wells Fargo bank account scandal took center stage in the news last week and in all likelihood will continue to make headlines for many weeks to come. What Wells Fargo employees did in opening bank...
View ArticleWells Fargo Scandal – Is the Fed the Solution?
Watch Ron Paul interview Carl Menger Center President Paul-Martin Foss in this edition of the Ron Paul Liberty Report.
View ArticleFed Holds Rates Steady: Setting Up for December Hike?
In an unsurprising decision, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided today once again to keep its target federal funds rate steady at 0.25-0.50%. It was widely speculated that the FOMC would...
View ArticleTo Really “Make America Great Again,” End the Fed!
To Really “Make America Great Again,” End the Fed! By Ron Paul Former Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher recently gave a speech identifying the Federal Reserve’s easy money/low...
View ArticleWhat the Federal Reserve Will Do This Week
Just about everyone expects the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to raise its target interest rate at its meeting this week. The talk of raising rates has occupied newspaper columns all year, and...
View ArticleRon Paul: Today’s Fed Announcement – Central Planning At Its Worst
This video originally aired at the Ron Paul Liberty Report.
View ArticleTakeaways From The FOMC Meeting
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised its target federal funds rate to 0.50-0.75%. There wasn’t much substantive change in the language of the statement. Economic activity was...
View ArticleThe Bullard Flip Flop Continues
Coming in at the end of Friday, we have a little flashback to our article about St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and his penchant for constantly changing his views on the proper course for...
View ArticleDonald Trump and the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors
With the announcement earlier this week that Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Daniel Tarullo will resign effective April 5, 2017, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will likely find...
View ArticlePersonnel Is Policy: Who Donald Trump Could Appoint To The Fed
There is perhaps no better way of summing up the direction of any organization than the phrase: “Personnel is policy.” With regard to government, that means that the people who are put into positions...
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Is the American Banking System Really Safer Today?
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashari recently stated that he believes that the US banking system is far safer today than it was during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Is that true? Perhaps. Is it...
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