Quantitative Easing on Townhall

• Hollande Asks ECB to Engage in Japanese Style Currency Debasement Sat May 18
  Mike Shedlock
  Not only is the Hollande in praise of competitive currency debasement which mathematically cannot work if every country does it (not that it can work anyway without long-term consequences), he also wants to sell France government holdings "without ceding state control or influence over vital companies". ... more
• Obamacare is Killing Doctor-Patient Relationships Thu May 16
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Why is it that no one ever talks about Doctors when discussing Obamacare? Dr. Hal Scherz joined the show to discuss the very serious impact Obamacare will have on Doctor-patient relationships. ... more
• Negative Real Interest Rates Fuel Yet Another Housing Bubble Thu May 9
  Mike Shedlock
  It's easy to spot a Fed-sponsored housing bubble if you look in the right places. ... more
• Tell Those Inflation Alarmists to Shut Up Thu Apr 25
  Michael Schaus
  Worried about inflation? Shut up, and learn to love quantitative easing. ... more
• Earth Day: Ransom’s Guide on Expanding Your Carbon Footprint Tue Apr 23
  Ransom Notes Radio
  It’s earth day. . . And Ransom has many ideas on how you can expand your carbon footprint in an effort to keep the planet nice a warm. Amy Ridenour, Chairman of the National Center for Public Policy Research, joined John to talk about the nature of the climate change debate. ... more
• It's the Fed, Stupid Sat Apr 20
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Trust us. . . The Fundamentals are not driving this market anymore. Luckily, some people in the media seem to be catching on. Michael Schaus, filling in for John Ransom, talked with Daniel J Mitchell from Cato about the dangers of Big Government. . . And, yes, Ezra Klein is still an idiot. ... more
• Is the Fed Printing Money? Fri Apr 19
  Mike Shedlock
  I suspect most of you will reply an emphatic yes, but some of you will say no. Before I give you my take, please ponder a similar question: "Is inflation or deflation coming?" ... more
• Inspired By Economic Madness Sat Apr 13
  Mike Shedlock
  Do not expect any government or central bank to learn much from history, especially Japan and especially now. ... more
• Flying High on Borrowed Wings Tue Apr 2
  Peter Schiff
  Investing in stocks is supposed to be a way to harness real economic growth, not a way to front run stimulus. Our advice for stock investors is to recognize that and to get as far away from artificially induced highs as possible. ... more
• The Stimulus Trap Wed Mar 27
  Peter Schiff
  It may sound absurd to those of us who remember the economy before the crash, but our new economy can't tolerate "sky high" rates of four or five percent. What would happen to the housing market and the stock market if interest rates were to return to those traditional levels? The red ink would flow in rivers. ... more
• Spending Patterns Paint Half Truth Wed Mar 27
  John Browne
  Bernanke has indicated that the Fed will maintain both zero percent interest rates and massive QE into the foreseeable future. We must assume that such moves will continue to create dubiously impressive trends in spending and stocks. ... more
• Can It Happen Here? Tue Mar 26
  Thomas Sowell
  The decision of the government in Cyprus to simply take money out of people's bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world. People far removed from that small island nation had to wonder: "Can this happen here?" ... more
• Conservatives For the Federal Reserve Sun Mar 24
  Kevin Glass
• The U.S. Housing Bubble Is Back Sun Mar 24
  Political Calculations
  Unfortunately, the apparently robust growth of housing prices in the last several months is suggestive of something other than fundamental factors at work. ... more
• The U.S. Employment Situation, Economy, QE and Stock Prices in Context Sun Mar 17
  Political Calculations
  The potential for additional easing is the "wild card" aspect to which we keep referring with respect to the Fed's QE programs in our observations of how changes in the rate of growth of stock prices are behaving with respect to their underlying dividends per share on recent Mondays. ... more
• The Fed's Tightening Pipe Dream Sat Mar 2
  Peter Schiff
  Growing rumors last month of a potential "tightening" of monetary policy - seemingly confirmed by the Fed minutes released on Feb. 20th - have spooked the precious metals markets, leading to a 5.8% correction in gold and 10.2% in silver. However, these fears are preposterous on two counts. ... more
• Congress Demands Bernanke’s Exit Strategy Fri Feb 22
  Mike Shedlock
  In a long overdue, yet surprising move, Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Growth demands answers on Bernanke's exit strategy. ... more
• Prophets and Losses Tue Feb 5
  Thomas Sowell
  Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. ... more
• Economic Outlook for 2013: ZIRP, Zombies, and the Japanization of the American Economy Wed Jan 9
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  I recently indulged in some wistful, year-end nostalgia, but now that 2013 is underway, let’s turn our attention to a time more crucial to our well-being: the future in which we will live. ... more
• Taxing the Poor Wed Dec 12
  Thomas Sowell
  With all the talk about taxing the rich, we hear very little talk about taxing the poor. Yet the marginal tax rate on someone living in poverty can sometimes be higher than the marginal tax rate on millionaires. ... more
• Vast Majority of Americans Worried About Inflation Mon Nov 12
  Katie Pavlich
• Bernanke Announces New Measures Fri Sep 14
  Washington, DC
  Bernanke announced the latest round of quantitative easing. ... more
• CNBC's Joe Kernen Slams Paul Krugman Wed Sep 12
  New York, NY
  Kernen laments the incompetence of fact checkers and calls Krugman a Communist. ... more
• Strangled by Tight Money Thu Jun 21
  Steve Chapman
  Remember the guy who ran for governor of New York as the candidate of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party? We need a new one, called the Money Is Too Damn Tight Party. It would get my vote. ... more

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