by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 20, 2021 | Debt
The U.S. Deficit and National Debt President Joe Biden enters the presidency inheriting an enormous deficit, a central bank with an unprecedented balance sheet size, and an economy reeling from the pandemic. His first proposal was a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief... by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 18, 2021 | Government
Money Creation in the Time of Quantitative Easing (Q.E.) 2021 is here. Along with football, resolutions, and family gatherings (maybe), there might come a discussion, hopefully outside and six feet apart, about how the U.S. is going to hell in a handbasket. 2020 Recap... by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 18, 2021 | Federal Reserve
Are We in Another Economic Bubble? Economic bubbles: are we in another one? How can the stock market almost triple in value during a period of mediocre growth (2009–2019)? In the movie All The President’s Men, a source of the reporter, Bob Woodward, nicknamed ‘Deep... by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 14, 2021 | Government
Public Employee Pensions Back in the day before private employers dismantled their pensions and replaced them with 401(k)s, if someone told you that they had a pension, you would not know whether they worked for the public or private sector. Today, however, if someone... by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 18, 2021 | Federal Reserve
Bitcoin the Future of Money or a Novelty? One bitcoin today is worth roughly $31,000, which demonstrates how out-of-whack this cycle’s pet rock, tulip craze, or dot-com stock (pick your financial bubble) has gotten. Proponents hail bitcoin as the world’s first... by Tim Hayes | Last updated Jan 9, 2021 | Interest Rates
I’m Positive Negative Interest Rates Won’t Work With the coronavirus causing havoc on the world’s economies, there is much talk in the financial press about ‘negative interest’ rates—which adds yet another oxymoron to a list that includes ‘Great Depression,’ ‘jumbo... 