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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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6 Reasons Inflation is Higher than You Think

Tom Spencer

Some market commentators saw this coming, and those same players predict that higher inflation will persist. The definition of inflation has changed. The generally accepted definition of inflation has changed over time. Inflation in America is currently running hot, with the official rate hitting 6.2%

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Another Definition of Deflation: Antal Fekete Defines Deflation as a "Pathological Slowing in the Velocity of Money"

MishTalk

The simple definition V = GDP/M where V is velocity, M is money supply, and GDP is Gross Domestic Product. Technological improvements in production cause a gently falling price level under sound money that is no deflation. I prefer the definition of deflation as a pathological slowing in the velocity of money.

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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

China''s Move to Market-Set Rates Let''s step back to December 8 and look at China Relaxes Grip on Interest Rates China is relaxing its grip on interest rates with the launch of a financial instrument that allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined prices. China’s credit boom is still in full swing.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Definitions for what constitutes EvD, and methodologies to calculate its value, remain in their infancy.

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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and America), when they devalue their currency it tends to weaken in the foreign exchange market, making the country more competitive in global trade. Since most advanced economies have adopted a freely floating exchange rate (e.g. Final thoughts.

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Ben Bernanke vs. John Hussman; Beauty of Truth vs. Beast of Dogma; Four Questions

MishTalk

Without paying banks interest to hold excess reserves idle in the banking system, the Fed could reduce its balance sheet by more than one-third (over $1.4 So it simply acts as a hot potato, encouraging yield-seeking speculation in the financial markets. Notice something. Here’s another relationship you can count on.