Loose Monetary Policy Is Only One Crisis Away. But How Bad a Crisis Does It Need to Be?
In August, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that bringing inflation under control would mean ‘some pain’ for the economy. But how much exactly?

In August, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that bringing inflation under control would mean ‘some pain’ for the economy. But how much exactly?
By Nick Hubble,

The world is still the same…humans haven’t changed; we are as dumb and as credulous as ever. But new market conditions require a new anthem. So, we introduce: YODO — you only die once. Today, we explain why this is a YODO market, not a YOLO market.
By Bill Bonner,

The speed at which the global economy is declining is such that there’s little room for the central planners to fiddle around and try to distract the masses from what’s at hand. In steps the United Nations, who’s urging central banks to stop raising rates to fight inflation. Their suggestion? Price control.
By Brian Chu,

‘Disruptive monetary policy’? That’s what the Bloomberg team calls the Fed’s attempt to get back to normal. The elite were having such a good time pumping fake money and credit into the system. And then…someone comes along to ‘disrupt’ the party. They don’t like it.
By Bill Bonner,

It’s been a long time coming but Australian producers are finally value-adding their product by selling refined metal to the market directly, not raw ore, which was the default approach of the past. Emerging operators are now regularly designing downstream processing facilities into their feasibility plans.
By James Cooper,
ASX is flat on Thursday. Appen sinks on FY22 trading update. Lake Resources announces conditional offtake agreement. Polynovo rises on Q1 FY23 sales update.
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