An 89% average salary increase in Argentina did nothing to abate workers losing purchasing power to inflation in 2022. Inflation is a real wealth killer, a hidden tax. So why do governments use it? Well, for them, inflation has a silver lining. Read on for more insight, as well as how to protect your wealth from this debilitating system…
Imagine that you bought a nice coat that would last the rest of your life. You add a one-time purchase to GDP. But imagine that the quality was so bad that you needed to buy a new coat every year. Voila…now you’re giving a boost to GDP every year.
Having a clear, well-thought through plan is absolutely critical to surviving (and eventually thriving from) a market intent in correcting the greatest period of excess in history. The Fed’s actions, and those of investors who believed this flawed institution was omnipotent have consequences.
Statistics and stereotypes are the bread and butter of public policies. In the US, the Biden Administration has just ordered a campaign of ‘racial equity’ for the federal government.
Additional debt means that additional money has been put in the system. More money in circulation means more inflation. Remember, it’s borrowing that brings new money into existence.
Fed minutes rattle US markets overnight…why the divergence between what Powell says and what the board is trying to do could be a problem…how bureaucratic red tape is getting in the way of the US economy…and why gold may be the best place to be for the time being…
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