Is it possible the Biden years could be remembered for coinciding with a significant silver surge? For starters, it appears there will be no shortage of either drastically accommodative monetary policy or spendthrift fiscal policy – both potential pro-silver factors – during the Biden tenure. This is due to the massive cleanup required in the …
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Last week, high-profile Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard spoke once again about the central bank’s outlook for the economy. And, once again, I found myself paying close attention to what she had to say. Throughout all of last year, Brainard was very open and direct in her representation of the Fed’s belief that the country …
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Once we arrive at the stage where the COVID-19 pandemic is neutralized and life returns to normal, what then? What will “normal” look like after all this? Will it be the spitting image of life in America before the outbreak, complete with a return to an energetic economy fueled by a 3.5% unemployment rate? Or …
Given the enormity of the public health and economic crisis posed by the pandemic, it’s reasonable to think the imminent arrival of a vaccine represents nothing but good news.But some economists are lining up to say the economic fallout from the pandemic will not disappear with the appearance of the vaccine. They believe the global …
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The first time we were introduced to the controversial Federal Reserve policy of quantitative easing (QE) was during the 2008 financial crisis. QE returned with a vengeance this year when the COVID-19 outbreak seemed to a reach a point of no return. In the latter part of March, the Federal Reserve effectively said it would …
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