“I said, look, that was a Democrat request. That was not my request, but you’ve got to give them something. It’s something that they wanted. You know, it works that way – Democrats have treated us fairly,” President Donald Trump said in response to, for once, a fair question from the media during a White […]
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If you thought 2008 saw a huge amount of monetary easing, you haven’t seen anything yet. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the Fed increased its balance sheet from about $800 billion to nearly $4.5 trillion. But that increase didn’t occur overnight, it took years to build up to that level. What the Federal […]
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There are a certain class of shooters for whom only the most powerful cartridges are of any use. Not content to rely on the lowly .30-30 Winchester to hunt deer, they have to use a .300 Winchester Magnum, or something even more powerful. One such powerful cartridge that quickly gained popularity after its introduction was […]
Continue ReadingWith the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus around the world, billions of people are taking steps to prevent themselves from succumbing to the virus. But their health isn’t the only thing at risk from COVID-19. Their investments are suffering as well. Stopping the spread of the virus has prompted governments around the world to stop […]
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With the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus around the world, billions of people are taking steps to prevent themselves from succumbing to the virus. But their health isn’t the only thing at risk from COVID-19. Their investments are suffering as well. Stopping the spread of the virus has prompted governments around the world to stop […]
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Italy has been by far the worst-hit Western country during the coronavirus outbreak. The country quickly became the epicenter of the virus in Europe, sparking a government shutdown of the country that at the time seemed overly drastic, but which was subsequently followed by numerous countries around the world. That didn’t really help things, as […]
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Every day seems to bring yet another state whose governor decides to follow the crowd and issue a stay-at-home order. And while many Americans would willingly thumb their noses at such orders, the fact is that so many businesses have shut down that there just isn’t anything to do outside the house. There are only […]
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If there were ever a silver lining to the coronavirus, it’s that it has acted to separate the wolves from the sheep. The fear of the virus has been so whipped up by stories circulating on the internet that even people who once professed to love liberty and traditional conservative values have become rabid authoritarians […]
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With the flurry of actions the Fed undertook over the past few weeks to supposedly “stabilize” financial markets, one very important action has flown under the radar. And it’s one that could have a very debilitating effect on US banks and the entire financial system. One of the elements of monetary policy that central banks […]
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With the recent turmoil in financial markets, cryptocurrency prices saw much the same roller coaster movements as stocks, gold, and numerous other assets. Those price movements, which included significant bouncebacks from lows, resulted in record traffic and trading volume on numerous cryptocurrency exchanges, proving that not only is there still significant interest in cryptocurrencies, but […]
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