Rand Paul Just Short of Forcing Vote on Audit the Fed Bill
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reports that he is “about seven votes short” of the 60 votes he believes would be procedurally sufficient to...
Economics
Fed Official Confirms “Next Step” in Plan to Consolidate Economic Control
During a speaking tour of Australia, Cleveland Federal Reserve officer Loretta Mester confirmed the Fed's plan to issue "helicopter money." ...
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Global Financial Giants Look to Use TTIP to “Harmonize” US-EU Laws, Remove Obstacles to Future Taxpayer Bailouts
A coalition of 14 U.S.-E.U. banking and financial companies are working to use the TTIP to remove regulations designed to prevent taxpayer bailouts....
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Regulatory Overreach Is Killing Small Businesses
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy and appear to enjoy bipartisan support in Congress. Yet the amount of rules and regulations...
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Obama Does a 180 on Social Security; Now Wants to Expand Its Benefits
Another dream from Obama — this one to be more "generous" with Social Security — will only hasten the demise of that scheme. ...
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Robots: $15 Minimum Wage and the Law of Unintended Consequences
With the battle over a proposed $15 federal minimum wage raging, job losses are sure to be forthcoming — from not just traditional...
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New Book Asks the Question: “Who Needs the Fed?”
A new book by John Tammy examines the effect on the U.S. economy that would come from closing the Federal Reserve. ...
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Does Massive Treasuries Sell-off Point to Coming Global Recession?
With China leading the way by selling a record $187 billion of U.S. treasuries in 2015, a massive global liquidation continued during January...
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Tennessee Supports Gold Depository, Fearing Monetary Crisis
Citing concerns about about a possible economic crisis and a desire for monetary stability, the State of Tennessee is now officially on record...
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House Committee Announces Plan to Mark Up “Audit the Fed” Bill
The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced its intention to mark up a bill calling for an audit of the Federal...
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Trump Suggests National Debt “Deal”; Media Calls It “Fanciful” and “Dangerous”
Kudos to Trump for being willing to talk about the elephant in the living room: the U.S. national debt and the likelihood of...
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Puerto Rico to Default on $422M Payment Today; Likely Another $2B in July
In a microcosm Puerto Rico looks very much like the United States might in just a few years, and for the same reasons....
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Negative Interest Rate Policies Create Ironic Trap for Central Banks
After driving interest rates into the negative in numerous countries around the world and despite being charged with reducing systemic financial risk, central...
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Panama Papers: Obama and Globalists Kill Right to Privacy
Seizing on the media- and government-manufactured “Panama Papers” brouhaha, governments and globalist organizations announced a wave of new edicts and agreements last week...
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The Cases For and Against a Looming Stock Market Bubble
Despite a moribund economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has more than doubled in value over the past seven years, recently surpassing 18,000....
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