Inflation/Deflation

It is commonly said that the Fed needs to tighten to fight inflation, which will make things good again once it gets inflation under control. I believe this is both naïve and inconsistent with how the economic machine works. Here's why.

The foundation for today’s inflation was laid many years ago by a central bank that reacted to every bout of serious economic and/or stock market weakness by pumping up the money supply, but it was in 2020 that ‘the rubber hit the road’ so to speak.

The cumulative growth of M2 is mind-boggling and very likely to fuel uncomfortably high inflation for the foreseeable future.

A recession is the scariest creature in the average investor's closet of anxieties...because they can mean lower home prices, lower stock prices and, of course, higher unemployment [but] if you're prepared for the next one, there will be plenty of opportunities when that downturn ends. [That being said,] the more you know about recessions, the better, so here are 8 must-know facts about them.

To wind up with true hyperinflation, some very bad things have to happen. The government has to completely lose control and the populace has to completely lose faith in the system - or both at the same time. Will the U.S. go down that path? Let's review the situation.

The March 2022 Consumer Price Index was released earlier today (April 12, 2022), and it is being reported as being an 8.5% rate of inflation when compared to the March 2021 CPI number...but that was before the Ukrainian War. The War and sanctions have produced...inflation primarily related to energy and food for now, but...if we annualize this...then this becomes a 15.4% annual rate of inflation...This is an extraordinary leap in inflation

John Rubino of DollarCollapse.com has collected the most recent top 10 videos and they are all posted here for your viewing pleasure.

There are 4 dirty little secrets about inflation you’re not supposed to know but we’re going to tell you anyway. 

There is a difference between inflation and hyperinflation...and there is no gradual path from one to the other. To wind up with true hyperinflation, some very bad things have to happen. The government has to completely lose control... the populace has to completely lose faith in the system... or both at the same time. [Are we there yet? Let's take a look.] Words: 1188

Most of what passes for explanations of inflation and its causes are convoluted and confusing. It is like looking into a pond of muddy water and trying to ascertain what lurks blow the surface. Below are some facts about inflation that should help clarify things: