Tag: monetary policy
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Bullet Demand Up. Supply Down: The Next Bubble?
Are bullets the new Bitcoins? Throughout the US, ammunition is flying from store shelves and manufacturers are pushing to keep up with the sudden demand. Alarmed by recent calls for new regulations on firearms, people are hoarding bullets. And that, say some financial experts, creates an artificial shortage with echoes of past speculation in gold…
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London Calling: What LIBOR Means to You
The called them the bans too big to fail. But they haven’t been too big to get caught in a variety of fraudulent and deceitful practices. Still, the major US banks involved in the LIBOR fixing lawsuits have managed to beat back charges that they violated antitrust laws. Though the London Interbank Offered Rate is…
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Are Big Banks Winning the LIBOR Trials?
Fraud isn’t fraud if it’s done in the spirit of cooperation. That appears the be the message behind a ruling affecting the numerous lawsuits involving major US banks and charges of manipulating LIBOR (London interbank offered rates) daily ratings for fun and profit. This new ruling by a US District Court judge allows this group…
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AMA 35 – Rich Man Poor Man with Bill Whittle
Jason Hartman talks with Bill Whittle, host of Afterburner, regarding poverty levels in the United States and the strategies that undermine democracy and free markets. Bill’s opinion is that America has the richest poor people in the world, versus countries like Africa, where millions of people live in dire poverty, with starvation and lack of…
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How Central Banks Control Monetary Policy Around the Globe
The different types of monetary policy undertaken by various nations can normally be categorized under one or more of the following approaches. Inflation targeting Under this policy approach the target is to keep inflation, under a particular definition such as Consumer Price Index, within a desired range. The inflation target is achieved through periodic adjustments…
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AMA 34 – The National Inflation Association
A look at Jason’s Ultimate Investing Equation followed by Daniel and Gerard Adams for The National Inflation Association (NIA) recently featured on Inside Edition and ABC World News Tonight with Charlie Gibson, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, ABC’s Nightline, KTLA News and CNBC. After being ignored by family and friends about the coming stock market…
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AMA 33 – Mark Kohler – Exiting A Bad Property
Jason explores some ways to get out of a bad property then he interviews author/attorney Mark Kohler about his book “Lawyers Are Liars: The Truth About Protecting Our Assets.” Mark is an attorney, CPA and entrepreneur who has owned numerous businesses since high school, through college and even as a professional. Mark’s principal career has…
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AMA 32 Diane Kennedy, CPA: How To Save On Life’s Largest Expense
Most of us spend lots of time shopping around for the best deal on the things we buy while spending more money on taxes than anything else. Why not “shop around” to save money on life’s single largest expense? Join Jason as he talks with famed CPA, Diane Kennedy, about the tax strategies of wealthy…
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3 Reasons Interest Rates Change
Does anyone even know why interest rates change or is it all just a lot of black magic voodoo hocus pocus? Though it might often seem the Federal Reserve chairman is reading tea leaves or scheduling a session with his favorite palm reader, Miss Tessa, to decide where interest rates should go next, the actual…
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AMA 31 – John Stapleford: Ethics & Public Policy – Part 2
No, the above title is not a typo. According this week’s guest John Stapleford, it is possible for ethics and public policy to have a direct correlation. Stapleford is not only a senior economist for Moody’s Economy.com, professor emeritus of economic development at Eastern University and former director of the University of Delaware’s Bureau of…