Blaming all the wrong things for inflation’s rise
The Biden administration’s search for an inflation scapegoat has taken a number of turns as the data have continued to worsen. The most recent inflationary cause: Vladimir Putin, who is…
Who’s behind inflation? Look at the Federal Reserve
One popular line of thinking in GOP circles is that Joe Biden’s trillions of dollars of stimulus spending is a big driver of our current inflation. Stop the spending (and…
The man who warned about inflation is wary of the future
Some contrarian economists on Wall Street are beginning to think inflation may rear up to seven percent for the first part of the year – a pace not seen in…
Stock trade revelations lead to third resignation at the Federal Reserve
The mini-scandal that erupted last year over Federal Reserve officials trading their personal stock and bond holdings even as the Fed was making historic interventions in the market appeared to…
Let currency competition flourish
As governments like India move toward banning private crypto currencies, believing they pose a threat to state control, there is a strong case to allow cryptocurrencies to flourish alongside fiat…