Monetary policy can be implemented through outright purchases or sales of securities, which permanently changes the size of the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account (SOMA) portfolio.
Bitcoin again hit nearly $41,000 this weekend. By doing so it nearly reached the previous highs from January 8 just above $41,500. Whenever an asset hits the area of previous highs it […]
Quite dramatic trends in terms of rising economic uncertainty over the last 21 years.
Home Ownership Rate in the United States decreased to 65.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 from 67.40 percent in the third quarter of 2020. Home Ownership Rate in the United States averaged 65.25 percent from 1965 until 2020, reaching an all tim…
It was immoral for Bernanke to have slashed savings rates to zero and forced savers into the securities markets. The upshot: Tens of millions of Americans are now actively speculating on ever-rising stock prices. In a system skewed for the “haves” and against the “have-nots,” we’re forced to participate in a speculative Bubble for fear of being the chumps left behind. There will be consequences.
While few industries have been spared by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. As 2020 drew to a close with severe limitations to travel still in place, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) repor…
While Americans are getting ready for what they consider the biggest sporting event of the year, the 55th Super Bowl, the rest of the world couldn’t care less. Well that may be a bit harsh, but from an American perspective it’s easy to overestimate the…
The top 10 of the world’s most highly-valued startups lost an entry today when Beijing-based video sharing platform Kuaishou went public on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Previously to the IPO which raised upwards of $5 billion, the company occupied the…
Monetary policy can be implemented through outright purchases or sales of securities, which permanently changes the size of the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account (SOMA) portfolio.
In a recent post, I covered the impact of the failure at the Federal level to implement more robust measures on rents and tenure security for households (see: https://trueeconomics.blogspot.com/2021/02/3221-cost-of-trumps-failures-to-act-on….