The Fed’s No Exit Dilemma – Podcast 11.22.13

The Fed’s No Exit Dilemma Podcast Summary: Topics discussed 0:00-7:45 Fudging of the unemployment numbers prior to the 2012 election;the integrity of government data; QE’s impact on the economy. 7:45-13:45 data manipulation and interpretation by the Fed and the media; interpretation of initial jobless claims;Fed’s concern about not enough inflation;the media’s “recovery” mantra. 13:45-18:15 the Read More →

Will We See a Taper Tomorrow?

Tomorrow the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its September Federal Open Market Committee meeting. We await hints regarding the fate of the the Fed’s quantitative easing program which they have been threatening (bluffing?) to taper at some point this year. A Tapir Tapirs are rare endangered animals their Read More →

What a Government Shut Down Means For The Fed and QE

What a Government Shut Down Means for The Fed How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver “It’s possible you could get some data that change the complexion of the outlook and could make the committee be comfortable with a small taper in October.” St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, one day after the Fed’s Read More →

Is the Fed Bluffing About Tapering QE? Podcast 9.26.13

Last week the members of the Federal Reserve voted to continue their $85 billion quantitative easing (QE) bond buying program. Many had expected the Fed to begin to taper their purchases. Immediately following the meeting St. Louis Fed President James Bullard claimed that if the data supported an improving economy, the Fed might taper QE Read More →

More QE Taper Talk From the Federal Reserve Regional Presidents

Fed Taper Talk How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver They are serious this time, really. Having missed their chance last week to taper the Fed’s $85 billion a month Quantitative Easing (QE) bond buying program, several Federal Reserve Presidents are letting the world know they still have taper on their minds. Here is Read More →

What’s Next For The Fed? No Exit

What’s Next For the Fed – No Exit How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver “In the light of these uncertainties the committee decided to await for more evidence that the recovery’s progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of asset purchases” Ben Shalom Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Thus spake Mr. Read More →

Taper Talk Back On- St. Louis Fed President James Bullard Speaks

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard Speaks How To Buy Gold How to Buy Silver St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told Bloomberg News this morning that the Fed might taper its $85 billion a month Quantitative Easing (QE) program in October but they would need to see how the economic data looks. Read More →

The Fed: To Taper or Not To Taper – Podcast 8.22.13

To Taper or Not To Taper Cumulative Summary of the Fed’s Position on Tapering QE: “We need more of what didn’t work to make sure it’s working and we need more data and we said we would taper, so there, but no rush!” Summary Of Podcast Ryan and Louis discuss the initial jobless claims and Read More →

Why the End of Quantitative Easing May be Bad For The Dollar (& Good For Gold & Silver)

What Happens When QE ends? How to Buy Gold How To Buy Silver “The United States can pay any debt it has because it can always print money to do that.” Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan responding to a question as to whether United States Treasuries were safe to invest in. From a (kinda) Read More →

Never Mind the Bullards!

Bullard Needs to See More Data “The Fed needs to see more data on macroeconomic performance for the second half of 2013 before making a judgment” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard’s pretty vacant explanation about the pace of its $85 billion-per-month program of bond buying. After talking taper for months it Read More →