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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Since the start of February this year, the Fed has expanded its balance sheet by more than $2.4 To put that in context, the Fed was created in 1913, and its total balance sheet assets only reached $2.4 trillion in assets, but only 2 months to achieve the same amount of balance sheet expansion this year.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

However, national governments and central banks have different ideas. Governments guarantee bank deposits in order to prevent bank runs. In 2020, the Fed has galloped over the precipice, increasing its balance sheet by around $2.8 This inadvertently removes each bank’s incentive to act prudently.

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10 Flaws with Mainstream Economics

Tom Spencer

In order to develop a more coherent world view that can reliably inform individual, business and government decision making, we must be willing to question some of the basic ideas that are foundational to mainstream economic thinking. Factors of production. Rational decision making. In reality, firms have a range of goals. Equilibrium.

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The Importance of Business Acumen for High Performance

LSA Global

It is not just the purview of finance to interpret the numbers that govern profit and loss; it behooves every employee to understand how and why the company makes money, spends money, and measures financial performance. Study the Balance Sheet. With term definitions in hand, analyze your company’s balance sheet.

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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

By taking America off the gold standard, the US dollar became a fiat currency, deriving its value not from a claim on gold but from the stability and creditworthiness of the US government, the tax collecting power of the Internal Revenue Service, and the restraint of the Federal Reserve in limiting the supply of dollars. (It

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China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?

MishTalk

But over the past two years, the government has rolled back its controls, lifting all restrictions on lending rates and giving banks more freedom to determine deposit rates. Advocates have called for such a system for years, saying it is the cornerstone of further financial reform. China’s credit boom is still in full swing.