Commentary Beijing takes the lead in central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and the new era of expanding monetary and currency control around the world. Leave it to the world’s largest slave state to roll out the first national digital currency. Leveraging the global attention of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, the People’s Bank…
Wharton Finance Professor Warns Fed Has to Be ‘Far More Aggressive’
Commentary Professor Jeremy Siegel sounds pessimistic about the equity market. The Russell E. Palmer, finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, predicted the Dow Jones would rise above 20,000, years before it did. Now he warns that “too much money chasing too few goods implies that inflation is likely to be…
A Cure Worse Than the Disease: The Fed’s Ugly Dilemma
January 25, 2022
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Commentary Inflation is running at its highest levels in 40 years. “Somebody do something” comes the cry from the voting masses! A panic-stricken Biden administration wants to do what politicians have always done—throw more money at it. Joe Biden believes his nearly $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill would do the trick. You…
The Marxist Myth of the ‘Treadmill of Production’
Commentary In recent years, Marxist theories of environmentalism have plagued online discourse and seeped their way into the public policy realm. Politicians then utilize these theories when formulating new legislation. While sometimes intimidating, these theories suffer significant flaws. Eco-Marxist theory, such as the “Treadmill Of Production,” generally states two main criticisms of capitalism. First, withdrawals from the environment. According to…
The Weakness of China’s Economic System
January 25, 2022
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Commentary Under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, China has hardened its centrally directed approach to economics. Without siding with Xi, many Western media outlets and businesspeople have praised this centralized approach as superior to America’s seemingly chaotic market-oriented system. Some have even forecast the ultimate triumph of the Chinese model. But for all this praise, the…
Could China go the Way of 1980s Japan? (Part One)
Commentary Back during the latter half of the 1980s, what many called an existential threat to America’s future seemed at hand—the financial juggernaut that Japan had then become. For a spell, Japanese investors and interests were seemingly buying up America, something decried by major public and private figures alike (among them the late, great Paul…
Could China Go the Way of 1980s Japan? — Part 1
Commentary Back during the latter half of the 1980s, what many called an existential threat to America’s future seemed at hand—the financial juggernaut that Japan had then become. For a spell, Japanese investors and interests were seemingly buying up America, something decried by major public and private figures alike (among them the late, great Paul…
China Tightens Its Grip on Free Capital
January 25, 2022
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News Analysis As China struggles with a slowing rate of growth and unrestrained economic forces, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its effort to consolidate direct control over capital allocation and markets. The tightening regulatory control is representative of the CCP’s recent drive to increase state intervention into markets. The People’s Bank of China…
What Will It Take to Break the Housing Market?
Commentary Existing Home Sales declined 4.6 percent for the month but sales are at the highest annual total since 2006. Highest Annual Sales Since 2006 The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports Annual Existing-Home Sales Hit Highest Mark Since 2006. Key Highlights In 2021, existing-home sales totaled 6.12 million—an increase of 8.5 percent from the prior…
How to Protect Your Home and Portfolio From Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
Commentary Recently, we wrote about why inflation is a threat to your portfolio and how it’s being understated. The issue is causing anxiety across income levels, so we’re going to cover how you can protect your home and your portfolio from both inflation and the coming higher interest rates. We believe that food prices are…
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