Why the Fed Can’t Raise Interest Rates
The Fed suppresses interest rates by buying bonds. As long as the asset-buying goes on, presumably, stocks and bonds get a bid, even as inflation rates go up.

The Fed suppresses interest rates by buying bonds. As long as the asset-buying goes on, presumably, stocks and bonds get a bid, even as inflation rates go up.
By Bill Bonner,

Inflation is always bad news for a democratic government. They don’t necessarily understand the process, but voters feel ripped off…and they don’t like it. Typically, they show their displeasure at the ballot box.
By Bill Bonner,

After the air went out of the Private Sector debt bubble, concerns over inflation turned to worries about deflation.
By Vern Gowdie,

The market is now addicted to the free money parade. This experiment is not over yet. We just need to be prepared for its next version. Enter Operation Pivot.
By Izaac Ronay,

‘Private equity giant Blackstone is backing a further shift online — with Christmas just the start — after investing $2.1bn in a Dexus logistics property trust.
By Callum Newman,

Not to be deterred, ECB President Christine Lagarde is now calling it a ‘hump’ — whatever that means.
By Ryan Dinse,
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